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

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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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