mercuricals

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noun

Medicines made from mercury, generally used for purgative purposes from the 17th to the 19th century in European and American medicine.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounmercuricals pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlymedicineMedicines made from mercury, generally used for purgative purposes from the 17th to the 19th century in European and American medicine.
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Chicago

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