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HgCl;mild mercury chloride; mercury monochloride, protochloride, or subchloride; has been used as an intestinal antiseptic and laxative; replaced by safer agents.
Synonyms: mercurous chloride, sweet precipitate.
Origin: Mediev. L., fr. G. Kalos, beutiful, + melas, black
(05 Mar 2000)
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