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calomel

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Main Entry: cal·o·mel
Pronunciation: \ˈka-lə-məl, -ˌmel\
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from New Latin *calomelas, from Greek kalos beautiful + melas black — more at melan-
Date: 1676

: a white tasteless compound Hg2Cl2 used especially as a component of laboratory electrodes, as a fungicide, and formerly in medicine as a purgative —called also mercurous chloride


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