calamine

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cal=a=mine

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]

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