calamine
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calamine
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From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.
noun calamines
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Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
Poison Ivy, Lord,'ll make you itch
You're gonna need an ocean
Of calamine lotion
You'll be scratchin' like a hound
The minute you start to mess around
Similar: smithsonite, calaminaris, lapis calaminaris
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Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
Similar: hemimorphite
verb calamines · calamining · calamined
- To coat or treat with calamine.
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noun pink form of zinc oxide
| Español | calamina, caramilla |
|---|---|
| Français | calamine |
| Deutsch | mit Eisenoxid eingefärbtes Zinkoxidpulver, Calamin, Calamine, carbonatischer Galmei |
| Italiano | calamina |
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