calomel

[ kal-uh-mel, -muhl ]

/ ˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məl /

noun Pharmacology.

a white, tasteless powder, Hg2Cl2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.

Also called mercurous chloride.

Origin of calomel

1670–80; <New Latin calomelas coined from Greek kaló(s) fair + mélas black; allegedly so called because its original preparation involved turning black powder into white

Words nearby calomel

Calmette, calmodulin, calmy, caló, calochortus, calomel, calomel electrode, Caloocan, Caloosahatchee, calor, caloreceptor

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Example sentences from the Web for calomel

When I was a boy, I always associated Calvinism and calomel together.
Backlog Studies|Charles Dudley Warner
Three, four, and even five, scruples of calomel were usually taken before this effect was produced.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Not even a bottle of quinine or an ounce of calomel was allowed to cross the border, if the enemy could prevent it.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States|Raphael Semmes
The lumbrici are destroyed by repeated doses of calomel and scammony.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

I'll go out and see him again in a couple of days and give him a dose of calomel.
The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for calomel

calomel

/ (ˈkæləˌmɛl, -məl) /

noun

a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2

Word Origin for calomel

C17: perhaps from New Latin calomelas (unattested), literally: beautiful black (perhaps so named because it was originally sublimed from a black mixture of mercury and mercuric chloride), from Greek kalos beautiful + melas black

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Medical definitions for calomel

calomel

[ kăl′ə-mĕl′, -məl ]

n.

A colorless, white or brown tasteless compound used as a purgative and an insecticide.mercurous chloride

单词	calomel
释义	calomel [ kal-uh-mel, -muhl ] / ˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məl / noun Pharmacology. a white, tasteless powder, Hg2Cl2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide. Also called mercurous chloride. Origin of calomel 1670–80; <New Latin calomelas coined from Greek kaló(s) fair + mélas black; allegedly so called because its original preparation involved turning black powder into white Words nearby calomel Calmette, calmodulin, calmy, caló, calochortus, calomel, calomel electrode, Caloocan, Caloosahatchee, calor, caloreceptor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calomel When I was a boy, I always associated Calvinism and calomel together. Backlog Studies\|Charles Dudley Warner Three, four, and even five, scruples of calomel were usually taken before this effect was produced. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Not even a bottle of quinine or an ounce of calomel was allowed to cross the border, if the enemy could prevent it. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States\|Raphael Semmes The lumbrici are destroyed by repeated doses of calomel and scammony. Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million\|Sarah Josepha Hale I'll go out and see him again in a couple of days and give him a dose of calomel. The Lady Doc\|Caroline Lockhart British Dictionary definitions for calomel calomel / (ˈkæləˌmɛl, -məl) / noun a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2 Word Origin for calomel C17: perhaps from New Latin calomelas (unattested), literally: beautiful black (perhaps so named because it was originally sublimed from a black mixture of mercury and mercuric chloride), from Greek kalos beautiful + melas black Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for calomel calomel [ kăl′ə-mĕl′, -məl ] n. A colorless, white or brown tasteless compound used as a purgative and an insecticide.mercurous chloride The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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