mercurous chloride

nounPharmacology.

calomel.

Origin of mercurous chloride

First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby mercurous chloride

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How to use mercurous chloride in a sentence

The necessary amounts of Lithium and mercurous chloride are then intimately mixed and made into solution.
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Like mercurous chloride it is a white solid, but differs from it in that it is soluble in water.
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How could you distinguish between mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride?
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Now, several substances will color this white mercurous chloride black.
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The molecular weight of mercurous chloride has given occasion for much discussion.
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British Dictionary definitions for mercurous chloride

mercurous chloride

noun

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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