calamine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
Definition of calamine
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
“Poison Ivy, Lord,'ll make you itch You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around”
“For Secret Santa two years before, she had gifted him a bottle of calamine lotion.”
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noun
-
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO₃) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
“Poison Ivy, Lord,'ll make you itch You're gonna need an ocean Of calamine lotion You'll be scratchin' like a hound The minute you start to mess around”
“For Secret Santa two years before, she had gifted him a bottle of calamine lotion.”
- (uncountable, usually)Synonym of hemimorphite, an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing zinc.
verb
- (transitive)To coat or treat with calamine.
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Etymology
From French calamine, from Medieval Latin calamīna, from Latin cadmīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of cadmia, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.
Words you can make from calamine
174 playable · top: ANALCIME (12 pts)
Best play analcime 12 points7-letter words
5 words6-letter words
18 words5-letter words
39 words- AMICE 9 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- CAMEL 9 pts
- CLAIM 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- MACLE 9 pts
- MALIC 9 pts
- MANIC 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- EMAIL 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LAMIA 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LEMAN 7 pts
- LIMAN 7 pts
- LIMEN 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- MAILE 7 pts
- MANIA 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
4-letter words
59 words- ACME 8 pts
- CALM 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CAMI 8 pts
- CLAM 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- MACE 8 pts
- MICA 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALME 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LAME 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MALE 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MEAL 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- CAM 7 pts
- MAC 7 pts
- MIC 7 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
2-letter words
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