lapis calaminaris

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lapis calaminaris

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From Medieval Latin lapis calamīnāris, from lapis (“stone, mineral”) + calamīnāris (“of or related to calamine”), from calamīna (“calamine”) + -āris (“-ary: forming adjectives”), from Latin cadmia, from Ancient Greek κᾰδμῐ́ᾱ (kădmĭ́ā), variant of Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calamine, and calaminaris.

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archaic, uncountable Synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct during sublimation. […] was the first who publickly declar'd and prov'd Lapis Calaminaris to be the ore of Zinck.
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@misc{lapis_calaminaris_2026,
  title = {lapis calaminaris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lapis%20calaminaris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}