mercurous chloride mercurous • mercury · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · mercurous chloride · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic. Synonyms: calomel, mercurous chloride. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · calomel · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075