calamine

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Definitions

noun

A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in skin lotions.
The zinc silicate mineral hemimorphite.

verb

To coat or treat with calamine.

Related words

Synonyms

hemimorphite liniment lotion smithonite lapis calaminaris smithsonite cadmia szaskaite zincocalcite calamine brass calsomine kalsomine zincaluminite chalcanthite zinalsite simmonsite

Associated

itching zinc brass smelting ores oxide charcoal ore carbonate metallic bite

Rhymes

saccharine malign asinine byzantine benign supine whine decline line fine

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