Sekirov Dictionary

calamine

verb 1
noun 2
forms 3

verb1

To coat or treat with calamine.

noun2

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Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
- Poison Ivy, Lord,'ll make you itch You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around — 1959
Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.

forms

calamined · calamining · calamines

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