CALAMINE LOTION


Meaning of CALAMINE LOTION in English

cal ‧ a ‧ mine lo ‧ tion /ˈkæləmaɪn ˌləʊʃ ə n $ -ˌloʊ-/ BrE AmE 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 ↑ sunburn ed skin to make it less painful

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.