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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
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