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Meaning of "calamine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALAMINE

From Old French, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALAMINE

calamine  [ˈkæləˌmaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALAMINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calamine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALAMINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Calamine

Calamine is either a mixture of zinc oxide with about 0.5% ferric oxide or a zinc carbonate compound. It is the main ingredient in calamine lotion and is used as an anti-pruritic to treat mild pruritic conditions such as sunburn, rashes, poison ivy, poison oak, chickenpox, and insect bites and stings. It is also used as a mild antiseptic to prevent infections that can be caused by scratching the affected area, and an astringent to dry weeping or oozing blisters and acne abscesses.

Definition of calamine in the English dictionary

The definition of calamine in the dictionary is a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide and ferric oxide, (iron(III) oxide), used medicinally in the form of soothing lotions or ointments.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALAMINE


antimine
ˌæntɪˈmaɪn
calcimine
ˈkælsɪˌmaɪn
carmine
ˈkɑːmaɪn
countermine
ˈkaʊntəˌmaɪn
ethylamine
ˈiːθaɪləˌmaɪn
iridosmine
ˌɪrɪˈdɒsmaɪn
kalsomine
ˈkælsəˌmaɪn
landmine
ˈlændˌmaɪn
mine
maɪn
overmine
ˌəʊvəˈmaɪn
picrocarmine
ˈpɪkrəʊˌkɑːmaɪn
sycamine
ˈsɪkəˌmaɪn
tamein
tæˈmaɪn
undermine
ˌʌndəˈmaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALAMINE

calaloo
calalu
calamanco
calamander
calamar
calamari
calamata olive
calami
calamine lotion
calamint
calamite
calamities
calamitous
calamitously
calamitousness
calamity
Calamity Jane
calamondin
calamondin orange
calamus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALAMINE

amine
amphetamine
cardamine
cholestyramine
desipramine
determine
dimethylamine
dopamine
examine
famine
glucosamine
glutamine
histamine
hydroxylamine
hydroxytryptamine
ketamine
melamine
methamphetamine
methylamine
protamine
thiamine

Synonyms and antonyms of calamine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calamine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALAMINE

Find out the translation of calamine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calamine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calamine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

炉甘石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calamina
570 millions of speakers

English

calamine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

calamine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كالامين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

каламин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calamina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যালামাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calamine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calamine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Galmei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カラミン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼라 민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calamine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

calamin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துத்தநாகம் கலந்த கனிப்பொருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलामाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalamin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calamina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

calamine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

каламін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calamina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλαμίνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Calamine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalamin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Calamine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calamine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALAMINE»

The term «calamine» is regularly used and occupies the 93.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALAMINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calamine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calamine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calamine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALAMINE»

Discover the use of calamine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calamine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pharmaceutical Chemistry - I
Calamine : Calamine is a zinc oxide with small amount of fenic oxide (to give faint pink colour) and contains after ignition, not less than 98% and not more than 100.5% zinc oxide. According to British Phamiacopoeia, calamine is a basic zinc  ...
Dr. A. V. Kasture, 2008
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Pharmaceutical Journal
He thought it was desirable now that the British Pharmacopoeia did not define what calamine was at all, that some authoritative formula should be found for a factitious calamine. He suggested that the Conference should devise a formula for ...
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Archaeological Chemistry
Elsewhere, he records that German calamine brass contains 29% Zn (64 lb copper yielding 90 lb brass), but English brass contains about 34% Zn (45lb copper giving 60–70 lb brass, but typically 68lb). In addition, Bohemian calamine was ...
A. M. Pollard, Carl Heron, 2008
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Mining and Engineering World
The granular calcite, as well as the druses of flat rhombs or disk-like crystals, also l>oint to a leaching and downward migration of calcite later than the transfer and deposition of zinc minerals, including calamine. All these later carbonate ...
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Engineering and mining journal
In calamine production it is ahead of 1912 and 1911, but is less than 1910, the greatest calamine year of the district. In the total value of all ores 1913 is exceeded only by 1012, a year of exceptional strength in ore prices and market steadiness ...
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Manual of Dermatologic Therapeutics
Calamine lotion, USP (drying): Calamine (zinc oxide with 0.5% ferric oxide for coloring): 8 g Zinc oxide: 8 g Glycerin: 2 mL Bentonite magma (suspending agent ): <25 mL Calcium hydroxide solution, to make: 100 ml. i. Packaging: (1) Calamine ...
Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey T. S. Hsu, 2007
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Natural Excipients
Definition: Calamine is a mixture of zinc oxide with a small proportion of ferric oxide and after ignition contains not less than 98.0% and not more than 100.5% of zinc oxide. Synonyms : Prepared calamine, Lapis calaminaria, Artificial calamine.
Dr. R. S. Guad, Dr. S. J. Surana, Dr. G. S. Talele, 2006
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Adulteration of food, drink, and drugs, the evidence taken ...
is some difficulty in separating the one from the other ; calamine w a very pure substance, it varies very considerably in its general appearance and colour ; that substance reduced to powder would constitute the true calamine, and I hare here  ...
Parliament commons, proc, Vict, Adulteration, 1855
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A Geologic Reconnaissance for Phosphate and Coal in ...
Oxidation of remnants of gray ore and manganosiderite is still in progress and doubtless has been to a greater or less extent ever since oxidation began. Calamine and locally aurichalcite and zinciferous clay were next formed. The calamine in ...
Alfred Reginald Schultz, 1918
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The Practical Magazine
The calamine beds do not, like the coal beds, appear in the form of a large mass widely spread out, and of regular thickness. They form only in lodes, very limited in all directions, and differing suddenly in value and thickness. These masses ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALAMINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calamine is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maximize summer by dodging its pests: Fight the bite, avoid burns …
If you are one of these people, remove the stinger, apply a cool compress or use something like hydrocortisone, lidocaine or calamine lotion, ... «580 CFRA Radio, Jul 15»
2
Leaves of three let it be
Instead to sooth: try cool compresses, calamine lotion and a short, lukewarm oatmeal bath. If rash isn't better in seven to 10 days, see a doctor. «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
3
Rain, warm weather brings out mosquitoes
To relieve the itch, which Sparkman said is caused by the saliva of the mosquito, wash with soap and water, apply calamine lotion or anti-itch ... «Pekin Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Scoop: MIKE & MOLLY on CBS - Monday, July 27, 2015
"Cocktails and Calamine" - Molly is nervous about Mike attending a celebratory party her publisher puts on for her and Peggy, on a rebroadcast ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
5
How To Care For Your Skin During Pregnancy
Make powder using some dried neem leaves and add half spoon of calamine powder, sandalwood powder along with rose water to turn it into ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
6
Ants, and mosquitoes and bed bugs, “oh my!”
Try not to scratch the area if possible; hydrocortisone and calamine lotion are effective, she has found, to relieve the urge to scratch the area. «Sedalia Democrat, Jul 15»
7
Some People Are More Sensitive To Poison Ivy
Pharmacological treatment includes topical application of calamine lotion for itchiness or hydrocortisone cream for mild cases and ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
8
When to seek medical care for insect bites, poison ivy
Over-the-counter remedies such as calamine lotion or hydrocortisone are fine for localized poison ivy or poison oak as well, Gilmer says. «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
9
Leading U of A dermatologist's 101 on sunscreen
Ice packs, cold spray, cold water or a bland, unscented lotion, such as Aloe Vera or calamine lotion reduces the impeding problem. If the skin ... «The Gateway Online, Jul 15»
10
How to treat heat rash
#Use over the counter medication to ease discomfort. Treat heat rash with an application of 1% hydrocortisone cream or calamine/aloe lotion to ... «newtoncitizen, Jul 15»

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