cadmia en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin cadmia, ultimately from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Doublet of calamine, calaminaris, and lapis calaminaris.
Meanings
- (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide.