mercurous chloride


noun Pharmacology.

Origin of mercurous chloride

First recorded in 1880–85

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