gypsum
/ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/
gypsum noun: a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
Noun
gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums or gypsa)
- 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
- Besides being abundant, gypsum is easily refined into a powder for plaster or formed into sheets of wallboard.1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 7
- Synonyms:
- plaster-stone
gypsum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Tagalog
gypsum in Hindi
- mineral
- हरसौंठ harsa͠uṭh, कुलनार kulnār
gypsum in Tamil
- mineral
- உறைகளிக்கல் uṟaikaḷikkal
gypsum in Urdu
- سنگ گچ
gypsum in Tagalog
- mineral
- yeso
More languagesFewer languages
- gypsum in Arabic
- جِصّ jiṣṣ, جِبْص jibṣ, جِبْس jibs, جِبْسِين jibsīn
- gypsum in Malay
- medang sila
- gypsum in Persian
- گچ gač
- gypsum in Thai
- ยิปซัม yíp-sâm, เกลือจืด glʉʉa-jʉ̀ʉt
- gypsum in Vietnamese
- thạch cao
Examples of gypsum in a sentence
- We ordered five hundred cars of gypsum.
- “Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender.
- Gypsum forms in sediment when seawater becomes supersalty as it evaporates in warm, tropical environments.
Synonyms of gypsum
Forms of gypsum
| plural | gypsums |
|---|---|
| plural | gypsa |
| alternative form (obsolete) | gypse |
Origin of gypsum
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.
Words formed from gypsum
- gypcrete
- gypcrust
- gyprock
- gyprocker
- gypseous
- gypsic
- gypsicolous
- gypsid
- gypsiferous
- gypsification
- gypsify
- gypsiorthid
- gypsisol
- gypsography
- gypsophile
- gypsophilic
- gypsophily
- gypsophyte
- gypsoplast
- gypstack
- gypsum board
- gypsum cave
- gypsumlike
- gypsum plaster
- gypwater
- hypergypsic
- nanogypsum
- petrogypsic
- phosphogypsum
Phrases with gypsum
Questions about gypsum
- What does gypsum mean?
- Gypsum means a mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
- What is gypsum in Hindi?
- Gypsum in Hindi is हरसौंठ (harsa͠uṭh), कुलनार (kulnār). See Gypsum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gypsum?
- Gypsum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gypsum?
- Gypsum is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gypsum?
- The plural of gypsum is gypsums.
Words near gypsum in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gypsum (page history and authors); gypsum (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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