calcium sulfate

calcium sulfate

English

Alternative forms

• calcium sulphate

Noun

calcium sulfate (uncountable)

1. (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

• gypsum (“hydrated calcium sulfate mineral”)
• plaster of Paris (“hemihydrate of calcium sulfate”)
• anhydrite (“anhydrous calcium sulfate mineral”)

Translations

calcium salt of sulfuric acid

Catalan: sulfat de calci m Chinese: Mandarin: 硫酸鈣／硫酸钙 (zh) (liúsuāngài) Finnish: kalsiumsulfaatti (fi) Maori: konupūmā pākawa pungatara

See also

• lime
• plaster