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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Mild chloride of mercury, Hg Source: webster
  4. 4. n. a tasteless colorless powder used medicinally as a cathartic Source: ecdict

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