NOUN | substance | calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate | a white salt (CaSO4) |
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Meaning | A white salt (CaSO4). | |
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Synonym | calcium sulphate | |
Narrower | gypsum | A common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters / plasters (especially plaster of Paris) |
plaster of Paris, plaster | Any of several gypsum cements | |
Broader | salt | A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
Spanish | sulfato de calcio | |
Catalan | sulfat de calci |
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