calamina
111calamine — ► NOUN ▪ a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. ORIGIN Latin calamina, from Greek kadmeia g Cadmean earth , from the name of Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes …
112calamine — [kal′ə mīn΄, kal′əmin, kal′əmēn΄] n. [Fr < ML calamina < L cadmia, calamine, zinc ore: see CADMIUM] 1. HEMIMORPHITE 2. a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide mixed with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in lotions and ointments for skin… …
113calamine — n. 1 a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide used as a lotion or ointment. 2 a zinc mineral usu. zinc carbonate. Etymology: ME f. F f. med.L calamina alt. f. L cadmia: see CADMIUM …
114cal|a|mine — «KAL uh myn, mihn», noun. 1. a pink powder made of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, used in lotions to relieve skin irritations or sunburn. 2. (formerly) either of two kinds of zinc ore: a) a silicate of zinc; hemimorphite. b) British. smithsonite, a …
