calomel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
calomel (countable and uncountable, plural calomels)
- (inorganic chemistry) mercurous chloride Hg2Cl2, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 190:
- What a pity there is not some mental calomel! for Mr. Lushington's equanimity was in a bilious fever with Edward Lorraine's appearance of luxurious enjoyment.
- 1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:
- “Where am I?” said the little spectre, in a pathetic voice. “And why was I born in the Calomel days, and why did I have all that Calomel given me?”
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mercurous chloride
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Calomel”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “calomel”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
calomel m (usually uncountable, plural calomels)
Further reading[edit]
- “calomel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
calomel n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of calomel (singular only)
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) calomel | calomelul |
genitive/dative | (unui) calomel | calomelului |
vocative | calomelule |
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