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calamine: Meaning and Definition of

cal•a•mine

Pronunciation: (kal'u-mīn", -min), [key]
— 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. hemimorphite.
  3. smithsonite (def. 1).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Calamian Islands calamine brass
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