calomel
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Mild chloride of mercury, Hg2Cl2, a heavy, white or yellowish white substance, insoluble and tasteless, much used in medicine as a mercurial and purgative; mercurous chloride. It occurs native as the mineral horn quicksilver.
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mercurous chloride
arnica
quinine
balsam
benzoin
compound
cream
chloride
bark
iodine
antiseptic
balm
laxative
catnip
dichloride
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Another good example of such chemistry is the way in which the saturated calomel reference electrode ( SCE ) works.
These treatments included multiple doses of calomel (a cathartic or purgative ), and extensive bloodletting (with at least 2.365 total liters of blood being taken, which is slightly less than half of a normal adult's blood volume).