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)
• French: sulfate de calcium (fr) m
• Maori: konupūmā pākawa pungatara

See also

• lime
• plaster