"calamine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calamines [plural]
Etymology: From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|calamine}} French calamine, {{der|en|ML.|calamīna}} Medieval Latin calamīna, {{der|en|la|cadmīa}} Latin cadmīa, {{der|en|grc|Κᾰδμείᾱ}} Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), {{doublet|en|cadmia|calaminaris|lapis calaminaris}} Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Inorganic compounds, Cosmetics, Zinc Synonyms: smithsonite [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (pink form of zinc oxide): calaminaris, lapis calaminaris Translations (pink form of zinc oxide): Καδμεία (Kadmeía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), calamine (French), mit Eisenoxid eingefärbtes Zinkoxidpulver (english: descriptive) [neuter] (German), Calamin [masculine] (German), Calamine [neuter] (German), calamina (Italian), cadmia (Latin), calamina (Latin), calaminaris (Latin), lapis calaminaris (Latin), calamina (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-calamine-en-noun-pTMSdyNs Disambiguation of Cosmetics: 50 39 11 Disambiguation of Zinc: 49 41 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 42 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 47 42 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 37 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 41 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 35 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 40 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 49 35 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 49 35 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 49 34 17 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'pink form of zinc oxide': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'pink form of zinc oxide': 96 4
  2. (mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Minerals, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Zinc Synonyms: hemimorphite [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-calamine-en-noun-1sftA3zW Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 39 54 7 Disambiguation of Pharmacy: 39 53 8 Disambiguation of Zinc: 49 41 10 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ine, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 47 42 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 41 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 40 15 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calamine brass

Verb

Forms: calamines [present, singular, third-person], calamining [participle, present], calamined [participle, past], calamined [past]
Etymology: From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|calamine}} French calamine, {{der|en|ML.|calamīna}} Medieval Latin calamīna, {{der|en|la|cadmīa}} Latin cadmīa, {{der|en|grc|Κᾰδμείᾱ}} Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), {{doublet|en|cadmia|calaminaris|lapis calaminaris}} Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris Head templates: {{en-verb}} calamine (third-person singular simple present calamines, present participle calamining, simple past and past participle calamined)
  1. (transitive) To coat or treat with calamine. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Zinc
    Sense id: en-calamine-en-verb-5DJ~ETpv Disambiguation of Zinc: 49 41 10 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ine, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 47 42 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 41 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 45 40 15

Inflected forms

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