mercurous chloride
noun Pharmacology.
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
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 2
Systematic name: mercury(I) chloride Also called: calomel
Medical definitions for mercurous chloride
mercurous chloride
n.
calomel