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calcium carbonate

calcium carbonate noun: a colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

calcium carbonate: a colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts...
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Noun

calcium carbonate (uncountable)

  1. A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.
    • When calcium oxide is combined with CO2, it naturally forms calcium carbonate over time due to thermodynamic equilibrium, explains the researcher.2024 August 6, Ricardo Treviño, “Self-Healing Concrete Help Buildings Seal Themselves”, in TecScience, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2025
    Synonyms:
    E170, carbonate of lime

calcium carbonate meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Indonesian and Thai

calcium carbonate in Tamil

கால்சியம் கார்பனேட், சுண்ணம், கல்சியங்காபனேற்று, கல்சியம்காபனேற்று

calcium carbonate in Bengali

ক্যালসিয়াম কার্বনেট

calcium carbonate in Indonesian

CaCO3
kalsium karbonat

calcium carbonate in Thai

CaCO3
แคลเซียมคาร์บอเนต

Synonyms of calcium carbonate

Questions about calcium carbonate

What does calcium carbonate mean?
Calcium carbonate means a colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.
What is calcium carbonate in Tamil?
Calcium carbonate in Tamil is கால்சியம் கார்பனேட், சுண்ணம், கல்சியங்காபனேற்று. See Calcium carbonate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calcium carbonate?
Calcium carbonate is a noun.

Words near calcium carbonate in the dictionary

  1. calcium benzoate
  2. calcium bilirubinate
  3. calcium cannon
  4. calcium cannons
  5. calcium carbide
  6. calcium carbonate
  7. calcium channel blocker
  8. calcium channel blockers
  9. calcium chloride
  10. calcium chromate
  11. calcium copper tetrasilicate

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