- calamine lotion
- cal|a|mine lo|tion [ `kæləmaın ,louʃn ] noun uncounta pink liquid that you put on sore skin to make it feel better
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calamine lotion
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calamine lotion — noun a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations • Hypernyms: ↑lotion, ↑application • Substance Meronyms: ↑hemimorphite, ↑calamine … Useful english dictionary
calamine lotion — [USP] a preparation of calamine with zinc oxide, glycerin, bentonite magma, and calcium hydroxide topical solution, used as a topical skin protectant … Medical dictionary
calamine lotion — cal|a|mine lo|tion [ˈkæləmaın ˌləuʃən US ˌlou ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: calamine mineral from which zinc is obtained 1500 1600 French, from Medieval Latin calamina, from Latin cadmia, from Greek, from kadmeios of Thebes, city in ancient… … Dictionary of contemporary English
calamine lotion — noun (U) a pink liquid for sore, itchy or sunburnt (sunburn) skin … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
calamine lotion — UK [ˈkæləmaɪn ˌləʊʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈkæləmaɪn ˌloʊʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] a pink liquid that you put on sore skin to make it feel better … English dictionary
phenolated calamine lotion — [USP] a mixture of calamine lotion and liquefied phenol, used as a topical skin protectant … Medical dictionary
calamine ointment — calamine lotion, calamine ointment or calamine powder noun A soothing lotion, ointment or powder for the skin, containing zinc carbonate mixed with ferric oxide • • • Main Entry: ↑calamine … Useful english dictionary
calamine powder — calamine lotion, calamine ointment or calamine powder noun A soothing lotion, ointment or powder for the skin, containing zinc carbonate mixed with ferric oxide • • • Main Entry: ↑calamine … Useful english dictionary
Calamine (disambiguation) — Calamine has different meanings, depending on the context:* Calamine, a pinkish powder used in calamine lotion * Calamine (mineral), a historic name for a zinc mineral * Calamine brass, an early method of making brass, by reacting copper metal… … Wikipedia
Calamine (mineral) — This article is about calamine in mineralogy. For calamine used in calamine lotion, see calamine, for other uses of the word, see calamine (disambiguation). Calamine is a historic name for an ore of zinc. The name calamine was derived from the… … Wikipedia
