ALL meanings of calamine
cal·a·mine
C c - uncountable noun calamine Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy. 3
- noun calamine a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments 3
- noun calamine hemimorphite 3
- noun calamine a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide mixed with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in lotions and ointments for skin disease 3
- noun calamine smithsonite 3
- noun calamine A pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. 1
- noun calamine a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin. 1
- noun calamine Mineralogy. hemimorphite. 1
- noun calamine Chiefly British. smithsonite. 1
- noun calamine A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in skin lotions. 0
- noun calamine The zinc silicate mineral hemimorphite. 0