Calamine is an English word with synonyms like mineral. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Calamine in a sentence
Calamine meaning
- Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
- Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
Synonyms of Calamine
Using Calamine
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions. | Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
- Useful related words include: hemimorphite, mineral.
- In the example corpus, calamine often appears in combinations such as: of calamine, calamine and.
Context around Calamine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Calamine
- In this selection, "calamine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pure, century, changed, pink and requiring stand out and add context to how "calamine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 18th century calamine was essential and but pure calamine did not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "calamine" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with calamine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Prior to this, only calamine could be used to produce zinc. (11 words)
Stromeyer noted that some impure samples of calamine changed color when heated but pure calamine did not. (17 words)
The mite mystery deepened as I searched for other mites that might be causing the calamine-requiring calamity. (18 words)
Craddock and Eckstein 2003, 226 Albertus Magnus noted that the "power" of both calamine and tutty could evaporate and described how the addition of powdered glass could create a film to bind it to the metal. (36 words)
In her makeshift studio in one of many ancient-looking outbuildings, where a copy of lies among other seemingly timeless accretions on the floor, she prises open a tin of calamine pink. (32 words)
Until the 18th century, calamine was essential for the production of brass since metallic zinc does not exist in nature and no technique was known to produce it. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
Stromeyer noted that some impure samples of calamine changed color when heated but pure calamine did not.
In her makeshift studio in one of many ancient-looking outbuildings, where a copy of lies among other seemingly timeless accretions on the floor, she prises open a tin of calamine pink.
The mite mystery deepened as I searched for other mites that might be causing the calamine-requiring calamity.
After bathing, apply a topical ointment, such as calamine lotion, petroleum jelly or another fragrance-free, anti-itch lotion that contains pramoxine.
Craddock and Eckstein 2003, 226 Albertus Magnus noted that the "power" of both calamine and tutty could evaporate and described how the addition of powdered glass could create a film to bind it to the metal.
In his 1746 experiment, Marggraf heated a mixture of calamine and charcoal in a closed vessel without copper to obtain a metal.
Prior to this, only calamine could be used to produce zinc.
Until the 18th century, calamine was essential for the production of brass since metallic zinc does not exist in nature and no technique was known to produce it.
Common combinations with calamine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of calamine 3×
- calamine and 2×