calamine

== English == === Etymology === From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris. === Noun === calamine (usually uncountable, plural calamines) (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. (mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc. ==== Synonyms ==== (pink form of zinc oxide): calaminaris, lapis calaminaris ==== Derived terms ==== calamine brass ==== Translations ==== === 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 == French == === Etymology === FromMedieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmī̆a, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.la.min/ === Noun === calamine f (plural calamines) calamine, form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of sublimation (figuratively) carbon residue formed as a byproduct in two-stroke engines ==== Descendants ==== English: calamine === Further reading === “calamine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === calamine f plural of calamina === Anagrams === alcmanie, lemanica, melanica