calamine

«calamine» in Mova's school dictionary: A pink powder made from zinc oxide with a little iron… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (calamine, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pink powder made from zinc oxide with a little iron oxide, used in a lotion to soothe itchy or sore skin. tree →

2) (old, science) An old name for zinc ores. tree →

sense 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 →
• Calamine helps stop nettle stings itching. tree →
• The calamine left pink patches all over my legs. tree →
• Keep calamine lotion in the first-aid kit. tree →
• Shake the calamine bottle before you use it. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «calamine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.