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əˌmaɪn, -mɪn 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.
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| —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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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Calamine lotion and oatmeal baths may help relieve some of the itching.
Apply wet compresses, calamine lotion, or hydrocortisone cream to the skin to reduce itching and blistering.
Apply calamine lotion to the affected area, and then ice.
Calamine lotion can be used to help soothe the itchy rash.
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