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Definition of: calamine
(kal′ə·mīn, -min) noun
1. Hemimorphite.
2. Smithsonite.
3. A native zinc carbonate, a pink powder much used in the form of a zinc and ferric oxide as a lotion or ointment for the treatment of skin ailments.
—v.t. ·mined, ·min·ing To apply calamine to. [<F <LL calamina <L cadmia. See CADMIUM.]
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