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calcium

28 ENTRIES FOUND:

cal·ci·um

noun, often attributive \ˈkal-sē-əm\

Definition of CALCIUM

: a silver-white divalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination — see element table

Examples of CALCIUM

  1. Her doctor said she should eat more foods that are high in calcium, such as milk and cheese.

Origin of CALCIUM

New Latin, from Latin calc-, calx lime
First Known Use: 1808

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

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