calomel

/kal-uh-mel, -muhl/US // ˈkæl əˌmɛl, -məl //UK // (ˈkæləˌmɛl, -məl) //

甘露醇,甘汞,甘露糖,甘露

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Pharmacology.
- : a white, tasteless powder, Hg2Cl2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.

I took calomel at his hands f'r manny years till he told me that it was about the same thing they put into Rough on Rats.
It may be mixed with calomel without the latter being decomposed.
Thenceforth his life was safe; as long as the few ounces of quinine and calomel lasted, at any rate.
And so his calomel pill and his bloodletting lancet were carried everywhere with him by the doctor.
Calomel is a specific; and is taken by multitudes without hesitation, or fear of danger.