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calamine ore
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Calamine brass — is brass produced by a particular alloying technique using calamine, a zinc ore, rather than metallic zinc. Calamine brass was produced using proportions of two sevenths fine copper, four sevenths calamine, and one seventh shruff (old plate… … Wikipedia
Calamine (disambiguation) — Calamine has different meanings, depending on the context:* Calamine, a pinkish powder used in calamine lotion * Calamine (mineral), a historic name for a zinc mineral * Calamine brass, an early method of making brass, by reacting copper metal… … Wikipedia
Calamine — Cal a*mine (k[a^]l [.a]*m[imac]n or m[i^]n), n. [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See {Cadmia}.] (min.) A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc. [1913 Webster] Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calamine — zinc carbonate; zinc silicate, 1590s, from Fr. calamine, from O.Fr. calemine, CHALEMINE (Cf. chalemine) (13c.), from M.L. calamina, corrupted by alchemists from L. cadmia zinc ore, from Gk. kadmeia (see CADMIUM (Cf. cadmium)). Or possibly the… … Etymology dictionary
calamine — [kal′ə mīn΄, kal′əmin, kal′əmēn΄] n. [Fr < ML calamina < L cadmia, calamine, zinc ore: see CADMIUM] 1. HEMIMORPHITE 2. a pink powder consisting of zinc oxide mixed with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in lotions and ointments for skin… … English World dictionary
Calamine (mineral) — This article is about calamine in mineralogy. For calamine used in calamine lotion, see calamine, for other uses of the word, see calamine (disambiguation). Calamine is a historic name for an ore of zinc. The name calamine was derived from the… … Wikipedia
calamine brass — an alloy of zinc carbonate and copper, formerly used to imitate gold. * * * ▪ alloy alloy of copper with zinc, produced by heating fragments of copper with charcoal and a zinc ore, calamine or smithsonite, in a closed crucible to red heat… … Universalium
calamine — noun Etymology: Middle English calamyn ore of zinc, from Medieval Latin calamina, alteration of Latin cadmia more at cadmium Date: 15th century a mixture of zinc oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide used in lotions, liniments, and ointments … New Collegiate Dictionary
calamine — [ kaləmʌɪn] noun a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment. Origin ME (referring to zinc ore): via OFr. from med. L. calamina, alt. of L. cadmia, from Gk kadmeia (gē) Cadmean (earth) … English new terms dictionary
Brass — For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Brass die, along with zinc and copper samples. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.[1] In … Wikipedia
Zinc — This article is about the metallic element. For other uses, see Zinc (disambiguation). copper ← zinc → gallium ↑ Zn ↓ Cd … Wikipedia
