(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
Used in a Sentence
calamine
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for calamine.
Editorial note
Instead, they were holed up in the hotel room with calamine lotion and bath stuff to make Madeline comfortable.
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Quick take
(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of calamine gathered in one view.
(transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
(inorganic chemistry) 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.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for calamine.
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
verb
(transitive) To coat or treat with calamine.
noun
(inorganic chemistry) 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.
Example sentences
Instead, they were holed up in the hotel room with calamine lotion and bath stuff to make Madeline comfortable.
We doused them in calamine lotion, but it still didn't stop something like arthritis from hurting.
You simply put your product in there as a kind of calamine lotion.
I went 'home' to buy some calamine lotion, call my insurance company, and tell my mom that the interview at the 'dream job' didn't quite pan out.
I found an alternative library with significally better performance - python-calamine, but this one reads all the data to memory consuming GBs of RAM, so was a no starter.
That ended up being so severe that the tiny scratch swelled to the size of a half dollar despite me being on benadryl (i had missed the instruction to skip such meds for the test) AND the calamine lotion they slapped on it almost immediately.
But, still, I have a hard time telling my kids that they have to get this specific vaccine so they can avoid the horrors of spending a week or two covering themselves with calamine lotion, with a small risk of something worse happening.
Proper noun examples
Calamine lotion (handing out spare change, deifying the retched at snooty parties) will not help a staph infection.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use calamine in a sentence?
Instead, they were holed up in the hotel room with calamine lotion and bath stuff to make Madeline comfortable.
What does calamine mean?
(mineralogy) Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
What part of speech is calamine?
calamine is commonly used as noun, verb.