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calcimines

calcimines is the plural of calcimine.

calcimines is the third-person singular simple present indicative of calcimine.

Meaning of calcimine

Noun

calcimine (countable and uncountable, plural calcimines)

  1. A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.
    • If a ceiling is peeling (from using the wrong paint over calcimine, probably; it's an old house), how do you remove all the paint down to the plaster all over the ceiling?1983 August 6, Stephanie St. John, “Advice Needed”, in Gay Community News, page 18
    Synonyms:
    kalsomine

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Questions about calcimines

What is calcimines the plural of?
Calcimines is the plural of calcimine.

Words near calcimines in the dictionary

  1. calcimimetics
  2. calcimine
  3. calcimined
  4. calciminer
  5. calciminers
  6. calcimines
  7. calcimining
  8. calcimycin
  9. calcin
  10. calcinable
  11. calcinate

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