calamine

[ kal-uh-mahyn, -min ]

/ ˈkæl əˌmaɪn, -mɪn /

noun

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.

Mineralogy. hemimorphite.

Chiefly British. smithsonite.

Origin of calamine

1595–1605; <Medieval Latin calamīna, unexplained alteration of Latin cadmiacadmium; see -ine¹

Words nearby calamine

calamander, calamari, calamary, calamata olive, Calamian Islands, calamine, calamine brass, calamint, calamite, calamitous, calamity

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Example sentences from the Web for calamine

The systematic distillation of zinc from calamine was not discovered in Europe until the 18th Century.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
When it was afterwards remarked that calamine gave to copper a yellow colour, the same name was conferred on it also.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman
Hemimorphite occurs with other ores of zinc (calamine and blende), forming veins and beds in sedimentary limestones.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various
Smithsonite is a carbonate much resembling, and often found with, calamine.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

Calamine, kal′a-mīn, n. an ore consisting essentially of carbonate of zinc.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calamine

calamine

/ (ˈkæləˌmaɪn) /

noun

a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments

US another name for smithsonite, hemimorphite

Word Origin for calamine

C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa; see cadmium

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Medical definitions for calamine

calamine

[ kăl′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.

单词	calamine
释义	calamine [ kal-uh-mahyn, -min ] / ˈkæl əˌmaɪn, -mɪn / noun 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. Mineralogy. hemimorphite. Chiefly British. smithsonite. Origin of calamine 1595–1605; <Medieval Latin calamīna, unexplained alteration of Latin cadmiacadmium; see -ine¹ Words nearby calamine calamander, calamari, calamary, calamata olive, Calamian Islands, calamine, calamine brass, calamint, calamite, calamitous, calamity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calamine The systematic distillation of zinc from calamine was not discovered in Europe until the 18th Century. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola When it was afterwards remarked that calamine gave to copper a yellow colour, the same name was conferred on it also. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)\|Johann Beckman Hemimorphite occurs with other ores of zinc (calamine and blende), forming veins and beds in sedimentary limestones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3\|Various Smithsonite is a carbonate much resembling, and often found with, calamine. The A B C of Mining\|Charles A. Bramble Calamine, kal′a-mīn, n. an ore consisting essentially of carbonate of zinc. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for calamine calamine / (ˈkæləˌmaɪn) / noun a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments US another name for smithsonite, hemimorphite Word Origin for calamine C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa; see cadmium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for calamine calamine [ kăl′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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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