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calamine
(encz) | calamine,kalamín n: Zdeněk Brož |
Calamine
(gcide) | Calamine \Cal"a*mine\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[imac]n or -m[i^]n), n. [F.
calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See Cadmia.] (min.)
A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and
silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore;
but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the
former being called smithsonite.
[1913 Webster] |
calamine
(wn) | calamine
n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite,
calamine] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
calamine
(encz) | calamine,kalamín n: Zdeněk Brož |
calamine
(wn) | calamine
n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite,
calamine] |
calamine lotion
(wn) | calamine lotion
n 1: a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing
calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations |
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