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# calamine

noun (calamine, uncountable)

«calamine» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pink powder made from zinc oxide with a little iron oxide, used in a lotion to soothe itchy or sore skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#m1)
2. (old, science) An old name for zinc ores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and health, calamine lotion is put on itchy chickenpox spots, insect bites, nettle stings and mild sunburn. It dries into a pink, chalky layer.

### Examples

- Mum dabbed calamine lotion on my chickenpox spots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#x1)
- Calamine helps stop nettle stings itching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#x2)
- The calamine left pink patches all over my legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#x3)
- Keep calamine lotion in the first-aid kit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#x4)
- Shake the calamine bottle before you use it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/#x5)

### Note

Uncountable; usually in «calamine lotion». For outside use only, never drink it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «calamine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamine/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«calamine» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/calamine.html) on Mova free.