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CALAMINE LOTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("calamine lotion" is a kind of...):
application; lotion (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin)
Meronyms (substance of "calamine lotion"):
calamine; hemimorphite (a white mineral; a common ore of zinc)