Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "calamine" wani ma'adinai ne mai ruwan hoda ko fari wanda ya ƙunshi zinc carbonate, yawanci ana amfani da shi a cikin man shafawa da man shafawa a matsayin wakili na kwantar da hankali ga fata kamar rashes ko cizon kwari. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani shiri da aka yi daga wannan ma'adinai da ake amfani da shi don magance cututtukan fata kamar eczema, ivy, ko kunar rana.