noun🔗ShareCalomelMercurous chloride Hg2Cl2, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis""Before modern medicine, doctors often prescribed calomel as a laxative, even though its mercury content made it dangerous." "Antes de la medicina moderna, los médicos a menudo prescribían calomel como laxante, a pesar de que su contenido de mercurio lo hacía peligroso.medicinesubstancechemistrycompoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading