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OP A mercury compound, once used as a cathartic. Crazy.
calomel
n.
5ModL calomel, calomeles < Gr kalos, beautiful + melas, black: see MELANO36 mercurous chloride, HgCl, a white, tasteless powder that darkens on exposure to light: used in standard electrode cells and in agriculture and medicine to fight skin bacteria
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