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calamine definition

cala·mine (kal′ə mīn′, -min, -mēn′)

noun

  1. hemimorphite
  2. a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide mixed with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in lotions and ointments for skin disease
  3. Brit. smithsonite

Etymology: Fr < ML calamina < L cadmia, calamine, zinc ore: see cadmium

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