calcium sulfate

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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.

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  • gypsum (“hydrated calcium sulfate mineral”)
  • plaster of Paris (“hemihydrate of calcium sulfate”)
  • anhydrite (“anhydrous calcium sulfate mineral”)

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