calamine
See also: calaminé
Contents
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmī̆a, from Ancient Greek κᾰδμείᾱ (kadmeíā), after Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”), mythological founder of Thebes, of Pre-Greek origin.
NounEdit
calamine (uncountable)
- A pale pink powdered form of zinc oxide used in skin lotions
- The zinc silicate mineral hemimorphite
VerbEdit
calamine (third-person singular simple present calamines, present participle calamining, simple past and past participle calamined)
- (transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
NounEdit
calamine f (plural calamines)
- calamine (zinc oxide or silicate)
- Residue of carbon deposited in the cylinders of two-stroke engines
Further readingEdit
- “calamine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).