calaminenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkæl.ə.maɪn/us/ˈkæl.ə.maɪn/also calamine lotiona pink liquid used to reduce pain on sore skin
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Examples from literature
- A little calamine ointment, to which was added one-eighth part of mercurial ointment, was then tried, and considerable benefit immediately experienced.
- The after-treatment consisted simply of fresh dry dressings—copper, sulphate, zinc sulphate, and calamine, equal parts—applied every third or fourth day, after first bathing the feet in a shallow tub of warm antiseptic water.