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- calamine lotion, calamine ointment or calamine powder nounA soothing lotion, ointment or powder for the skin, containing zinc carbonate mixed with ferric oxide• • •Main Entry: ↑calamine
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calamine ointment — calamine lotion, calamine ointment or calamine powder noun A soothing lotion, ointment or powder for the skin, containing zinc carbonate mixed with ferric oxide • • • Main Entry: ↑calamine … Useful english dictionary
Calamine (disambiguation) — Calamine has different meanings, depending on the context:* Calamine, a pinkish powder used in calamine lotion * Calamine (mineral), a historic name for a zinc mineral * Calamine brass, an early method of making brass, by reacting copper metal… … Wikipedia
calamine — [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… … English World dictionary
calamine — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
calamine — /kal euh muyn , min/, n. 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. Mineral. hemimorphite. 3 … Universalium
Calamine — An astringent made from zinc carbonate or zinc oxide, usually used in lotion form to treat skin problems that cause itching or discomfort. * * * Zinc oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide or basic zinc carbonate suitably colored with ferric… … Medical dictionary
calamine — n. pink powder containing zinc oxide (used in various anti inflammatory skin ointments) … English contemporary dictionary
calamine — [ kaləmʌɪn] noun a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. Origin ME (referring to zinc ore): via OFr. from med. L. calamina, alt. of L. cadmia, from Gk kadmeia (gē) Cadmean (earth) … English new terms dictionary
calamine — cal•a•mine [[t]ˈkæl əˌmaɪn, mɪn[/t]] n. pha a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of skin eruptions • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML calamīna,… … From formal English to slang
calamine — 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 … Useful english dictionary
