calamine

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Noun

HYPHEN

cal=a=mine

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CIDE DICTIONARY

calamine, n. [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See Cadmia.].

A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc. [1913 Webster]

" The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

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

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