1
: a widely distributed mineral consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate that is used especially as a soil amendment and in making plaster of paris
2
: drywall
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Ruins from the late Middle Ages were also uncovered at the site, which were built with sturdier materials, including gypsum and plaster, officials said.
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Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is also the leading US port for farming and construction machinery, as well as imports of sugar and gypsum, and the second in the country for exporting coal.
—Mark Thompson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
According to a Maryland government website, the port was also critical for shipping of farm and construction machinery, coal, gypsum and sugar.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The Baltimore port's terminals ship more cars and light trucks, including imports and exports for General Motors, than any other in America, as well as handling other good, such as sugar, gypsum, and coal, according to Reuters news service.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Nearly a mile of Verde River slices through Rockin’ River Ranch, a robust riparian corridor that curves beneath a wall of white gypsum cliffs.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
In addition to fill, coal ash also is often used in the production of gypsum wallboard and concrete.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
According to the park, from about 5,000 to 2,000 B.C.E., Native Americans explored the cave and mined for minerals like gypsum.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
If test shows calcium is lacking, then gypsum can be added.
—Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2024
Baltimore is also the leading US port for farming and construction machinery, as well as imports of sugar and gypsum, and the second in the country for exporting coal.
—Mark Thompson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
According to a Maryland government website, the port was also critical for shipping of farm and construction machinery, coal, gypsum and sugar.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The Baltimore port's terminals ship more cars and light trucks, including imports and exports for General Motors, than any other in America, as well as handling other good, such as sugar, gypsum, and coal, according to Reuters news service.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
Nearly a mile of Verde River slices through Rockin’ River Ranch, a robust riparian corridor that curves beneath a wall of white gypsum cliffs.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
In addition to fill, coal ash also is often used in the production of gypsum wallboard and concrete.
—Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
According to the park, from about 5,000 to 2,000 B.C.E., Native Americans explored the cave and mined for minerals like gypsum.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
If test shows calcium is lacking, then gypsum can be added.
—Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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gypsum
noun
gyp·sum
ˈjip-səm 
: a colorless mineral that consists of calcium sulfate occurring in crystals or masses and that is used especially as a soil improver and in making plaster of paris
Medical Definition
gypsum
noun
gyp·sum
ˈjip-səm
: a widely distributed mineral CaSO4·2H2O consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate that is used especially as a soil amendment and in making plaster of paris
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