calcium sulfate
English
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editNoun
edit- (inorganic chemistry) The calcium salt of sulfuric acid, CaSO4, the hydrates of which are known as gypsum or plaster of Paris, and the anhydrous mineral form being anhydrite.
Hyponyms
edit- gypsum (“hydrated calcium sulfate mineral”)
- plaster of Paris (“hemihydrate of calcium sulfate”)
- anhydrite (“anhydrous calcium sulfate mineral”)
Translations
editcalcium salt of sulfuric acid
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