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gypsums

gypsums 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

Questions about gypsums

What is gypsums the plural of?
Gypsums is the plural of gypsum.

Words near gypsums in the dictionary

  1. gypsum cave
  2. gypsum caves
  3. gypsum plaster
  4. gypsumboard
  5. gypsumlike
  6. gypsums
  7. gypsy
  8. gypsy cab
  9. gypsy cabs
  10. gypsy cop
  11. gypsy cream

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