calamine

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

French calamine, Latin calamina.

Noun [edit]

calamine (uncountable)

  1. A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in skin lotions
  2. The zinc silicate mineral hemimorphite

Anagrams [edit]

French [edit]

Noun [edit]

calamine f (plural calamines)

  1. calamine (zinc oxide or silicate)
  2. Residue of carbon deposited in the cylinders of two-stroke engines

Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

calamine f

  1. Plural form of calamina
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