calomel
Plural: calomels
Noun
- a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
- Mercurous chloride Hg₂Cl₂, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis.
- pl. -S a chemical compound used as a purgative
Origin / Etymology
From French calomel.
Synonyms
mercurous chloride
Scrabble Score: 11
calomel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcalomel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calomel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
calomel is a valid Words With Friends word