HYDRARGYRUM CUM CRETA
\hˈa͡ɪdɹɑːd͡ʒˌɪɹəm kˈʌm kɹˈɛtə], \hˈaɪdɹɑːdʒˌɪɹəm kˈʌm kɹˈɛtə], \h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ɑː_dʒ_ˌɪ_ɹ_ə_m k_ˈʌ_m k_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ə]\
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A protoxide of mercury, formed by trituration with carbonate of lime. It is somewhat uncertain; and consequently not much employed as a mercurial. It possesses the properties of the black oxide of mercury, and may be advantageously exhibited in cases of diarrhoea in children, dependent upon acidity and vitiated secretions.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.