Associations to the word «Calamine»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

CALAMINE, noun. A white mineral; a common ore of zinc.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne