Synonyms for calomel in the sense of this definition. mercurous chloride (calomel is a kind of ...) any compound containing a chlorine atom. chloride (calomel is made of the substance ...) a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures. atomic number 80; hg; hydrargyrum; mercury; quicksilver (... is made of the substance calomel) a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores. black lotion; blackwash
At various points throughout its lifespan so far, the Empire State Building has showered in the pride of being the âtallestâ in a number of categories. As of its completion in 1931, it became the first ever building to exceed 100 stories.
Ironclads USS Monitor (foreground) and CSS Virginia (center) meet at the Battle of Hampton Roads (Library of Congress). The first ironclads were built in Europe just before the Civil War, but neither North nor South possessed any of their own when the war began.Both sides began building or converting ironclads of various shapes and sizes.he first of these changes was the introduction of the steam power. Steam engines had existed before the nineteenth century, but Robert Fulton built the first steam-powered warship in 1815 for the US Navy.