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calamine.

calamine, form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of sublimation

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Meaning & usage

noun/ka.la.min/
  1. calamine, form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct of sublimation

    feminine
  2. carbon residue formed as a byproduct in two-stroke engines

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

FromMedieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmī̆a, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”).

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