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gypse

gypse is the obsolete form 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 gypse

Borrowed from French gypse.

Questions about gypse

What is gypse the obsolete form of?
Gypse is the obsolete form of gypsum.

Words near gypse in the dictionary

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

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