1. calamine - Noun
2. calamine - Verb
A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
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Craddock and Eckstein 2003, 226 Albertus Magnus noted that the "power" of both calamine and tutty could evaporate and described how the addition of powdered glass could create a film to bind it to the metal. Source: Internet
It is not known whether calamine and zinc oxide enters breast milk. Source: Internet
In his 1746 experiment, Marggraf heated a mixture of calamine and charcoal in a closed vessel without copper to obtain a metal. Source: Internet
Prior to this, only calamine could be used to produce zinc. Source: Internet
Stromeyer noted that some impure samples of calamine changed color when heated but pure calamine did not. Source: Internet