calamine

a white mineral; a common ore of zinc ;

calamine lotion

a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations ;

calamint

perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America ;

calamintha

calamint ;

calamintha grandiflora

aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran ;

calamintha nepeta

low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States ;

calamintha nepeta glantulosa

low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States ;

calamintha sylvatica

mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe ;

calamity

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" ;

calamity jane

United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) ;

calamus

the hollow spine of a feather ; a genus of Sparidae ; perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots ; the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally ; any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes ;

calamus australis

tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia ;

calamus oil

carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume ;

calamus penna

from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil ;

calamus rotang

climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes ;

calan

a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine ;

calandrinia

large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers ;

calandrinia ciliata

succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States ;

calanthe

any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise ;

calapooya

a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon ;

calapuya

a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon ;

calash

the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage ; a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century ;

calash top

the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage ;

calathian violet

perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths ;

calc-tufa

a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime ;

calcaneus

the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel ;

calcarine fissure

a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum ;

calcarine sulcus

a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum ;

calcedony

a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz ;

calceolaria

any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip ;

calceus

a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans ;

calciferol

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets ;

calcification

a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) ; an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations" ; tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts ;

calcimine

a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings ;

calcination

the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature ;

calcined lime

a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide ;

calcite

a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone ;

calcitonin

thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone ;

calcium

a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals ;

calcium-channel blocker

any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine ;