mercurous chloride

noun

Pharmacology.

calomel.

mercurous chloride

noun

Systematic name: mercury(I) chloride.��Also called: calomel.��a white tasteless insoluble powder used as a fungicide and formerly as a medical antiseptic, cathartic, and diuretic. Formula: Hg 2 Cl 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mercurous chloride¹

First recorded in 1880–85

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If "mercurous chloride," "calomel," "mercuric," "mercurio" or "mercury" is listed on the label, stop using the product immediately.

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The molecular weight of mercurous chloride has given occasion for much discussion.

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In all these cases of partial decomposition some of the mercurous chloride—the calomel—is changed into soluble mercuric chloride and metallic mercury.

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Minor sources include the black or gray sulphide, metacinnabar, the native metal, and the white mercurous chloride, calomel.

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How could you distinguish between mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride?

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mercurous mercury

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