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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

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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