calamine

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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. noun Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
3. verb To coat or treat with calamine.

Similar words

hemimorphite liniment lotion smithonite lapis calaminaris smithsonite cadmia szaskaite zincocalcite calamine brass

Often followed by

lotion and or is in was liniment from stone

Word family

calamines