English noun: mercurous chloride | |||
1. | mercurous chloride (substance) a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic | ||
Synonyms | calomel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chloride | ||
Substance holonym | atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver | ||
Substance meronym | black lotion, blackwash | ||