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 | ||