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calomel

/kal-uh-mel, -muhl/US // ˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məl //UK // (ˈkæləˌmɛl, -məl) //

甘露醇,甘汞,甘露糖,甘露

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pharmacology.

    • : a white, tasteless powder, Hg2Cl2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.

Examples

  • I took calomel at his hands f'r manny years till he told me that it was about the same thing they put into Rough on Rats.

  • It may be mixed with calomel without the latter being decomposed.

  • Thenceforth his life was safe; as long as the few ounces of quinine and calomel lasted, at any rate.

  • And so his calomel pill and his bloodletting lancet were carried everywhere with him by the doctor.

  • Calomel is a specific; and is taken by multitudes without hesitation, or fear of danger.