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CALCIUM SULPHATE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white salt (CaSO4)

Synonyms:

calcium sulfate; calcium sulphate

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("calcium sulphate" 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 sulphate"):

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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