mercurous chloride


nounPharmacology.

Origin of mercurous chloride

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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mercurous chloride

noun
  1. a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic, cathartic, and diuretic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2: Systematic name: mercury(I) chloride Also called: calomel

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