English-Thai Dictionary
calamine
N คา ลา ไมน์ แป้ง สีชมพูช นิดหนึ่ง ใช้ บรรเทา อาการ คัน ka-la-mine
calamine lotion
N ของเหลว สีชมพู ใช้ ทา ผิว เมื่อ คัน หรือ ถูก ไหม้ คา ลา ไมน์ calamine khong-leo-se-chom-phu-chai-tha-piol-muea-khan-rue-tuk-mai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CALAMINE, CALAMIN
n.Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia fossilis; an ore of zink, much used in the composition of brass. This term is applied both to the siliceous oxyd and the native carbonate of zink. They an scarcely be distinguished by their external characters. They are generally compact, often stalactitic, and sometimes crystalized. Most of the calamines of England and Scotland are said to be carbonates.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CALAMINE
Cal "a *mine, n. Etym: [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cabmia. See Cadmia. ] (min. )
Defn: A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite.
New American Oxford Dictionary
calamine
cal a mine |ˈkaləˌmīn ˈkæləˌmaɪn | ▶noun a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. • dated smithsonite or a similar zinc ore. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin calamina, alteration of Latin cadmia ‘calamine, ’ from Greek kadmeia (gē )‘Cadmean (earth ),’ from Kadmos ‘Cadmus ’ (see Cadmus ).
Oxford Dictionary
calamine
calamine |ˈkaləmʌɪn | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. 2 dated smithsonite or a similar zinc ore. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin calamina, alteration of Latin cadmia ‘calamine ’, from Greek kadmeia (gē ) ‘Cadmean (earth )’, from Kadmos ‘Cadmus ’ (see Cadmus ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
calamine
cal a mine /kǽləmàɪn /名詞 U 〘薬 〙カラミン 〘皮膚の炎症治療用のピンク色の粉末 〙.～̀ l ó tion 〘薬 〙カラミンローション 〘液状カラミン 〙.
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