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Meaning of Calamine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية إقليميا معدن أبيض؛ خام مشترك من الخارصين
Deutsch Calamin Calamine carbonatischer Galmei Galmei mit Eisenoxid eingefärbtes Zinkoxidpulver
Español calamina caramilla
Suomi galmeija kalamiini
Français calamine calamine
Italiano calamina
Latina cadmea cadmia calamina calaminaris lapis calamīnāris
Svenska kylbalsam

Examples

“Poison Ivy, Lord,'ll make you itch You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around”
“For Secret Santa two years before, she had gifted him a bottle of calamine lotion.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

calamine brass calamint calamistrum calamite Calamities calamitist

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