calomel
Plural: calomels
Noun
- A white, tasteless compound used as a purgative.
- a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic
- Mercurous chloride Hg₂Cl₂, formerly used as a laxative and disinfectant and to treat syphilis.
Examples
- Playing CALOMEL on a bonus square felt like a powerful medicine for her score.
Origin / Etymology
From French calomel.
Synonyms
mercurous chloride
Scrabble Score: 11
calomel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcalomel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
calomel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
calomel: valid Words With Friends Word