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calcimine
calcimine definition
cal·ci·mine (-mīn′, -min)
noun
a white or tinted liquid of whiting or zinc white, glue, and water, used as a wash chiefly for plastered surfaces
Etymology: < L calx: see calcium
transitive verb calcimined -·mined′, calcimining -·min′·ing
to coat with calcimine
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