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CALCIUM SULFATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calcium sulfate mean?
• CALCIUM SULFATE (noun)
The noun CALCIUM SULFATE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CALCIUM SULFATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white salt (CaSO4)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
calcium sulfate; calcium sulphate
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)
Context examples
Calcium sulfate is a known carcinogen and is associated with an elevated risk of developing lung cancer.
(Cadmium Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
Curiosity has found bright veins composed of calcium sulfate at several previous locations.
(Curiosity Eyes Prominent Mineral Veins on Mars, NASA)
The rover earlier found veins of calcium sulfate farther north along the rim.
(Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor, NASA)
Initial measurements at this site with the element-identifying alpha particle X-ray spectrometer at the end of Opportunity's arm indicate that bright-toned veins in the rock contain calcium sulfate.
(Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor, NASA)
Calcium sulfate is used in electroplating, vacuum tubes, fluorescent screens, analytical chemistry, as a fungicide and as a chemical intermediate to produce cadmium containing pigments and stabilizers.
(Cadmium Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)
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