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Calcium

Calcium Meaning & Definition
Calcium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Calcium?

[n] a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Calcium: atomic number 20 | Ca

Related Terms | Find terms related to Calcium:

See Also | burnt lime | calcined lime | calcium ion | calcium oxide | calx | factor IV | fluor | fluorite | fluorspar | fluxing lime | gypsum | lime | limestone | metal | metallic element | quicklime | unslaked lime

Calcium In Webster's Dictionary

\Cal"ci*um\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., from L. calx, calcis, lime; cf F. calcium. See {Calx}.] (Chem.) An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca. Note: Calcium is widely and abundantly disseminated, as in its compounds calcium carbonate or limestone, calcium sulphate or gypsum, calcium fluoride or fluor spar, calcium phosphate or apatite. {Calcium light}, an intense light produced by the incandescence of a stick or ball of lime in the flame of a combination of oxygen and hydrogen gases, or of oxygen and coal gas; -- called also {Drummond light}.

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