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CALCIUM SULFATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white salt (CaSO4)
Synonyms:
calcium sulfate; calcium sulphate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("calcium sulfate" is a kind of...):
salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calcium sulfate"):
gypsum (a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris))
plaster; plaster of Paris (any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs)
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