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noun
1.
a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin.
2.
Mineralogy. hemimorphite.
3.
Chiefly British. smithsonite (def. 1).
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| calamine (ˈkæləˌmaɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments |
| 2. | (US) smithsonite another name for hemimorphite |
| [C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa; see | |
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Word Origin & History
calamine
1590s, from Fr. calamine, from O.Fr. calemine, 'chalemine (13c.), from M.L. calamina, corrupted by alchemists from L. cadmia "zinc ore," from Gk. kadmeia (see cadmium).
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calamine cal·a·mine (kāl'ə-mīn', -mĭn)
n.
A pink, odorless, tasteless powder of zinc oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide, dissolved in mineral oils and used in skin lotions.
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