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calcium

Entries 1 to 10 of 14.

  1. calcium
  2. calcium carbide
  3. calcium carbonate
  4. calcium channel blocker
  5. calcium chloride
  6. calcium cyanamide
  7. calcium gluconate
  8. calcium hydroxide
  9. calcium hypochlorite
  10. calcium oxalate

Main Entry:
cal·ci·um Listen to the pronunciation of calcium
Pronunciation:
\ˈkal-sē-əm\
Function:
noun
Usage:
often attributive
Etymology:
New Latin, from Latin calc-, calx lime
Date:
1808
: a silver-white divalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination — see element table
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