CALCIUM SULPHATE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase calcium sulphate. (close relations)
Definition of CALCIUM SULPHATE
sulphate
Best Alternative Words for CALCIUM SULPHATE
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gypsum | nounn | |||||||
noun • a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) | ||||||||
plaster | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings • 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 • a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. • a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) • adhesive tape used in dressing wounds verb • apply a heavy coat to • cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on • affix conspicuously • apply a plaster cast to • coat with plaster • dress by covering with a therapeutic substance | ||||||||
selenite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a compound that contains a SeO32− anion. | ||||||||
terra alba | nounn | |||||||
noun • finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment • fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather • a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) | ||||||||
calcium sulfate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a white salt (CaSO4) |