calamine
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See also: calaminé
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.
Noun[edit]
calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines)
- (inorganic chemistry) 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.
- 1959, “Poison Ivy”, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (lyrics), performed by The Coasters:
- 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
- (mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
Synonyms[edit]
- (pink form of zinc oxide): calaminaris, lapis calaminaris
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pink form of zinc oxide
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Verb[edit]
calamine (third-person singular simple present calamines, present participle calamining, simple past and past participle calamined)
- (transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmī̆a, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
calamine f (plural calamines)
- calamine, form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of sublimation
- (figuratively) carbon residue formed as a byproduct in two-stroke engines
Descendants[edit]
- English: calamine
Further reading[edit]
- “calamine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
calamine f
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