calamine

Speech parts

1. calamine - Noun

2. calamine - Verb

Meaning

A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hemimorphite salve scale cream zinc ointment lotion pomade calming cerussite liniment pyromorphite vanadinite zinc sulphate Chinese white
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Antonyms

wild suffering violent harsh angry fierce
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Hypernyms

mineral

Phrases with the word

blue calamine electric calamine

Anagrams

analcime camelina

Examples

Willy consulted a book called I-ching. Florrie suggested calamine lotion to stop it.... Henry suggested it sounded like something a gentleman would do behind a handkerchief. Vivian Stanshall

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

Close letter words and terms

Calamian Calamian deer calamiferous calamine brass calamine lotion calamint