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カロメル (かろめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カロメル

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Meanings

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noun

A chemical compound (mercury(I) chloride) formerly used in medicine and as a fungicide.

カロメルはかつて下げ剤ざいとして使つかわれていた。
Calomel was once used as a laxative.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'calomel', ultimately from Greek 'kalos' (beautiful) and 'melas' (black), referring to its color change when reacting with ammonia.