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Calamine   /kˈæləmˌaɪn/   Listen
Calamine

noun
1.
A white mineral; a common ore of zinc.  Synonym: hemimorphite.



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"Calamine" Quotes from Famous Books



... are crystallised together in one mass, 1st, Pyrites, containing sulphur, iron, copper; 2dly, Blend, a composition of iron, sulphur, and calamine; 3dly, Galena, consisting of lead and sulphur; 4thly, Marmor metallicum, being the terra ponderosa, saturated with the vitriolic acid; a substance insoluble in water; 5thly, Fluor, a saturation of calcareous earth, with a ...
— Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) • James Hutton


Words linked to "Calamine" :   cadmium, mineral, calamine lotion, cd, atomic number 48


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