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calciums

calciums is the plural 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 calciums

What is calciums the plural of?
Calciums is the plural of calcium.

Words near calciums in the dictionary

  1. calcium-46
  2. calcium-48
  3. calcium-montmorillonite
  4. calcium-montmorillonites
  5. calciumlike
  6. calciums
  7. calciuresis
  8. calciuretic
  9. calciuria
  10. calciuric
  11. calciviral

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