calamine
/ˈkæləmaɪn/noun
mass noun
1- a pink powder consisting of zinc carbonate and ferric oxide, used to make a soothing lotion or ointment炉甘石, 异极石。
1.1
- dated smithsonite or a similar zinc ore〈旧〉菱锌矿; 锌矿石。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin calamina, alteration of Latin cadmia 'calamine', from Greek kadmeia （gē） 'Cadmean (earth)', from Kadmos 'Cadmus' （see CADMUS）.