CALAMINE

hemimorphite, calamine

(noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines)

A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in skin lotions.

(mineral) The zinc silicate mineral hemimorphite.

Verb

calamine (third-person singular simple present calamines, present participle calamining, simple past and past participle calamined)

(transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.

Anagrams

• analcime, camelina

Source: Wiktionary

Cal"a*mine, n. Etym: [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cabmia. See Cadmia.] (min.)

Definition: A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition