Calamian-islands
a group of about 100 islands in the SW Philippines. 600 sq. mi. (1554 sq. km). Largest island, Busuanga.
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a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, or the like, for the treatment of inflammatory conditions of the skin. Mineralogy, hemimorphite. Chiefly British, smithsonite (def 1). Historical Examples Manual of Surgery Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles Chats on Old Copper and Brass Fred. W. […]
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any of several aromatic plants belonging to the genus Calamintha (or Satureja) of the mint family, having simple, opposite leaves and drooping clusters of flowers. Historical Examples The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Anonymous Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various noun any aromatic Eurasian plant of the genus Satureja (or […]
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