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gypsa

gypsa is the plural of gypsum.

Meaning of gypsum

Noun

gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums or gypsa)

  1. A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
    • ...but he has been able to analyze the matter removed, and to prove it, by chemical evidence, to consist of Prussian blue, and gypsum principally.1847, editorial staff, “Chemical Analysis of Tea”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80
    Synonyms:
    plaster-stone

Origin of gypsa

From Latin gypsa, plural of gypsum.

Questions about gypsa

What is gypsa the plural of?
Gypsa is the plural of gypsum.

Words near gypsa in the dictionary

  1. gyprocker
  2. gyprockers
  3. gyprocking
  4. gyprocks
  5. gyps
  6. gypsa
  7. gypsarenite
  8. gypse
  9. gypseian
  10. gypseous
  11. gypset

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