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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
calamine — [ kalamin ] n. f. • 1390; calemine XIIIe; bas lat. calamina, de cadmia → cadmie 1 ♦ Minér. Silicate hydraté naturel de zinc. Techn. Minerai de zinc (mélange de carbonate et d autres composés). 2 ♦ Résidu de la combustion d un carburant qui se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Calamine — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Calamine (Arkansas) Calamine (Wisconsin) Sonstiges: Calamine (Band), Indie Rock Band aus Massachusetts Calamine (Stoffgemisch), eine kosmetisch und arzneilich verwendete Zinkverbindung … Deutsch Wikipedia
calamine — zinc carbonate; zinc silicate, 1590s, from Fr. calamine, from O.Fr. calemine, CHALEMINE (Cf. chalemine) (13c.), from M.L. calamina, corrupted by alchemists from L. cadmia zinc ore, from Gk. kadmeia (see CADMIUM (Cf. cadmium)). Or possibly the… … Etymology dictionary
calamine — [kal′ə mīn΄, kal′əmin, kal′əmēn΄] n. [Fr < ML calamina < L cadmia, calamine, zinc ore: see CADMIUM] 1. HEMIMORPHITE 2. a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide mixed with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in lotions and ointments for skin… … English World dictionary
calamine — ► NOUN ▪ a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. ORIGIN Latin calamina, from Greek kadmeia g Cadmean earth , from the name of Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes … English terms dictionary
Calamine — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Calamine », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) La calamine peut être : la calamine, en… … Wikipédia en Français
Calamine — This article is about the chemical mixture. For other uses, see Calamine (disambiguation). Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide (ZnO) with about 0.5% ferric oxide (Fe2O3). It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an antipruritic … Wikipedia
calamine — (ka la mi n ) s. f. 1° Terme d ancienne chimie. Calamine ou pierre calaminaire, oxyde de zinc carbonaté natif. 2° Terme bitumineuse qui sert à affiner le cuivre. HISTORIQUE XIVe s. • Le cent de chalemine doit quatre deniers, DU CANGE… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
calamine — [[t]kæ̱ləmaɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Calamine is a liquid that you can put on your skin when it is sore or itchy. ...calamine lotion … English dictionary
calamine — adj. Calamine is used with these nouns: ↑lotion … Collocations dictionary
