Calamine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
calamine
    n 1: a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: {hemimorphite},
         {calamine}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore;
         but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the
         former being called smithsonite.
         [1913 Webster]
    
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Calamine, AR
  Zip code(s): 72469
    

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