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calcium sulfate

calcium sulfate noun: the calcium salt of sulfuric acid, CaSO₄, the hydrates of which are known as gypsum or plaster of Paris, and the anhydrous mineral form being anhydrite.

Noun

calcium sulfate (uncountable)

  1. The calcium salt of sulfuric acid, CaSO₄, the hydrates of which are known as gypsum or plaster of Paris, and the anhydrous mineral form being anhydrite.

Forms of calcium sulfate

alternative formcalcium sulphate

Questions about calcium sulfate

What does calcium sulfate mean?
Calcium sulfate means the calcium salt of sulfuric acid, CaSO₄, the hydrates of which are known as gypsum or plaster of Paris, and the anhydrous mineral form being anhydrite.
What part of speech is calcium sulfate?
Calcium sulfate is a noun.

Words near calcium sulfate in the dictionary

  1. calcium propionate
  2. calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease
  3. calcium silicate
  4. calcium sodium polyphosphate
  5. calcium sorbate
  6. calcium sulfate
  7. calcium sulphate
  8. calcium sulphite
  9. calcium tartrate
  10. calcium tungstate
  11. calcium-40

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