cal·a·mine (k l  -m n , -m n)n. 1. See hemimorphite. 2. A pink, odorless, tasteless powder of zinc oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide, dissolved in mineral oils and used in skin lotions. 3. An alloy composed of lead, tin, and zinc. [French, from Medieval Latin calam na, alteration of Latin cadma; see cadmium.] |
calamine [ˈkæləˌmaɪn]
n
1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments
2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) US another name for smithsonite, hemimorphite
[from Old French, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa; see cadmium]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | calamine - a white mineral; a common ore of zinc calamine lotion - a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations atomic number 48, cadmium, Cd - a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
Translations
calamine [ˈkæləmaɪn] N (also calamine lotion) → (loción f de) calamina f
calamine
n → Galmei m
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