mercurous chloride
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noun Pharmacology.
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Origin of mercurous chloride
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby mercurous chloride
mercurify, mercurize, mercuro-, Mercurochrome, mercurous, mercurous chloride, mercury, mercury arc, mercury barometer, mercury chloride, mercury fulminate
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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 2Systematic name: mercury(I) chloride Also called: calomel
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Medical definitions for mercurous chloride
mercurous chloride
n.
calomel
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