calamine
calamine
Definition
cala·mine (kal′ə mīn′, -min, -mēn′)
noun
- hemimorphite
- a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide mixed with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in lotions and ointments for skin disease
- Brit. smithsonite
Etymology: Fr < ML calamina < L cadmia, calamine, zinc ore: see cadmium
calamine
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lotion: For heat rash, sponge baby with cool water, pat her dry, then apply calamine lotion.
- ore: The mine workings, on three levels gave perfect specimens of lead and calamine ores.
- industry: The reasons for the fall of the calamine mining industry in Shipham and Rowberrow were poorly understood.
- cream: Calamine cream or 1 % hydrocortisone available from a pharmacist will relieve the itching.
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