calomel

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French calomel.

Noun

calomel (countable and uncountable, plural calomels)

1. (inorganic chemistry) mercurous chloride Hg₂Cl₂, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis
   • 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

• calomel electrode

Translations

mercurous chloride

• Esperanto: kalomelo
• Finnish: kalomeli (fi)
• Italian: calomelano m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: каломе́ль (ru) f (kalomélʹ)
• Turkish: kalomel (tr)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Calomel”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “calomel”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• Comella

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French

Noun

calomel m (usually uncountable, plural calomels)

1. (inorganic chemistry) calomel