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.
The Union victory in the Civil War in 1865 may have given some 4 million slaves their freedom, but the process of rebuilding the South during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) introduced a new set of significant challenges.mancipation and Reconstruction. At the outset of the Civil War, to the dismay of the more radical abolitionists in the North, President Abraham Lincoln did not make abolition of slavery a goal of the Union war effort.