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calc.

calc. is the abbreviation of calcium.

Meaning of calcium

Noun

calcium (countable and uncountable, plural calciums)

  1. The chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
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  2. (countable) An atom of this element.

Questions about calc.

What is calc. the abbreviation of?
Calc. is the abbreviation of calcium.

Words near calc. in the dictionary

  1. calc-silicate gneiss
  2. calc-sinter
  3. calc-sinters
  4. calc-tufa
  5. calc-tuff
  6. calc.
  7. calcaemia
  8. calcaemic
  9. calcagnetti
  10. calcagnetto
  11. Calcagni

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