ALL meanings of calomel
cal·o·mel
C c - noun calomel a colourless tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, esp as a cathartic. Formula: Hg2Cl2 3
- noun calomel mercurous chloride, HgCl, a white, tasteless powder that darkens on exposure to light: used in standard electrode cells and as a fungicide, insecticide, etc. 3
- noun calomel A white powder used as a purgative and a fungicide. 1
- noun calomel a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide. 1
- noun calomel (inorganic chemistry) mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2. 0