calamine
n. துத்தநாகம் கலந்த சுரங்கக் கனிபொருள் வகை, துத்தநாகக் கரிகை.
Cal"a*mine, n. Etym: [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cabmia. See Cadmia.] (min.) Defn: 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.