cal|o|mel

cal|o|mel
cal|o|mel «KAL uh mehl, -muhl», noun.
a white, tasteless, crystalline powder, a compound of mercury and chlorine, formerly used in medicine as a laxative and now used as a local antiseptic and fungicide; mercurous chloride. Formula: Hg2Cl2
[< Greek kalós beautiful + mélās black]

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