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