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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or containing mercury, especially with a valence of 1.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Related to or containing mercury.
- In chem., specifically applied to compounds in which two atoms of mercury are regarded as forming a bivalent radical: as, mercurous chlorid, Hg2Cl2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its highest proportion.
- adjective (Chem.) See
Calomel .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Pertaining to or derived from
mercury . - adjective chemistry Of a
compound , containing mercury with anoxidation number of 1.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or containing mercury
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Examples
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GUPTA: Then there was callamil (ph), actually toxic mercurous chloride taken by President Lincoln, and others, as a laxative.
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GUPTA: Then there was callamil (ph), actually toxic mercurous chloride taken by President Lincoln, and others, as a laxative.
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In the past, mercurous chloride was widely used in medicinal products including laxatives, worming medications, and teething powders.
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In the past, mercurous chloride was widely used in medicinal products including laxatives, worming medications, and teething powders.
Mercury 2008
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Inorganic mercury compounds like mercurous chloride and mercuric chloride are white powders and do not generally vaporize at room temperatures like elemental mercury will.
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You may also be exposed to mercury from swallowing or applying to your skin outdated medicinal products (laxatives, worming medications, and teething powders) that contain mercurous chloride.
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In the past, mercurous chloride was widely used in medicinal products such as laxatives, worming medications, and teething powders.
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Certain mercurous seafoods have joined their uncooked cousins on cautionary lists.
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Children who had been exposed to excessive amounts of mercurous chloride tablets for worms or mercurous chloride-containing powders for teething discomfort had increased heart rates and elevated blood pressure.
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Other symptoms of poisonings in children who were treated with mercurous chloride for constipation, worms, or teething discomfort included swollen red gums, excessive salivation, weight loss, diarrhea and/or abdominal pain, and muscle twitching or cramping in the legs and/or arms.
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