cal‧a‧mine lo‧tion /ˈkæləmaɪn ˌləʊʃ
ən $ -ˌloʊ-/
noun [uncountable][
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 Greece where the mineral was originally found']
a pink liquid that you put on sore,
itchy or
sunburned skin to make it less painful
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