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Definitions for Calamine
[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.
[4] a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments
[5] US another name for smithsonite, hemimorphite
Words nearby Calamine
calamander, calamari, calamary, calamata olive, calamian islands, calamine, calamine brass, calamint, calamite, calamitous, calamity
Origin of Calamine
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin calamīna, unexplained alteration of Latin cadmia cadmium; see -ine1
Word origin for Calamine
C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa; see cadmium