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calcium oxide

calcium oxide noun: a white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.

calcium oxide: a white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate
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Noun

calcium oxide (uncountable)

  1. A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.
    • 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

calcium oxide meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

calcium oxide in Hindi

white powderous substance
चूर्णातु जारकिक cūrṇātu jārkik

calcium oxide in Tamil

கல்சியமொட்சைட்டு, கால்சிய ஆக்சைடு

calcium oxide in Bengali

white powderous substance
ক্যালসিয়াম অক্সাইড kêlśiẏam okśaiḍ

calcium oxide in Malayalam

white powderous substance
നീറ്റുകക്ക nīṟṟukakka

Synonyms of calcium oxide

Questions about calcium oxide

What does calcium oxide mean?
Calcium oxide means a white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.
What is calcium oxide in Hindi?
Calcium oxide in Hindi is चूर्णातु जारकिक (cūrṇātu jārkik). See Calcium oxide meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is calcium oxide?
Calcium oxide is a noun.

Words near calcium oxide in the dictionary

  1. calcium malate
  2. calcium montmorillonite
  3. calcium nitrate
  4. calcium nitride
  5. calcium oxalate
  6. calcium oxide
  7. calcium permanganate
  8. calcium peroxide
  9. calcium phosphate
  10. calcium phosphates
  11. calcium polyphosphate

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