| 释义 |
cal·o·mel
\ˈkaləməl, -ˌmel\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin calomelas, from calo- + Greek melas black — more at mullet
: a white tasteless salt Hg2Cl2 found in nature as a sectile tetragonal mineral (hardness 1.5, specific gravity 7.15), obtained as a heavy powder by precipitation from solution or by sublimation of a mixture of mercury and chlorine, and used as a cathartic, fungicide, and insecticide — called also mercurous chloride |