cal·a·mine /ˈkæləˌmaɪn, mən/
異極礦;菱鋅礦
cal·a·mine /ˈkæləˌmaɪn, mən/ 名詞
爐甘石,異極石,異極礦
Cal·a·mine n. min. A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
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.
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calamine
n : a white mineral; a common ore of zinc [syn: hemimorphite]