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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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?
Use calcimine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Calcimine means A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces..
Common synonyms include kalsomine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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?
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