单词 | calomel |
释义 | calomel /kal"euh mel', -meuhl/, n. Pharm. a white, tasteless powder, Hg2Cl2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide. Also called mercurous chloride. [1670-80; < NL calomelas coined from Gk kaló(s) fair + mélas black; allegedly so called because its original preparation involved turning black powder into white] |
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