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Definition of Gypsum
1. Noun. A common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris).
Generic synonyms: Mineral, Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Sulphate
Specialized synonyms: Alabaster, Gesso, Terra Alba
Substance meronyms: Plaster, Plaster Of Paris
Definition of Gypsum
1. n. A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, stype forms plaster of Paris. Selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster, a fine, white, massive variety.
Definition of Gypsum
1. Noun. A mineral consisting of the hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gypsum
1. a mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gypsum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gypsum
Literary usage of Gypsum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1897)
"The Origin and Age of the gypsum Deposits of Kansas. By GP GRIMSLEY. Among the
minerals of economic importance in the state of Kansas, gypsum occupies a ..."
2. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"In order to arrive at a satisfactory explanation of the gypsum deposits in the
... gypsum is deposited directly by some thermal springs, as in Iceland,2 ..."
3. Cements, Limes, and Plasters: Their Materials, Manufacture, and Properties by Edwin Clarence Eckel (1922)
"In examining and testing a gypsum deposit, it is safe to assume that the gypsum
is of sedimentary origin, and that it occurs in more or less regular beds or ..."
4. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by Nathan Clarke Johnson, George Albert Hool (1920)
"Calcined gypsum is divided into three classes, on the basis of its purity, ...
Partially calcined gypsum (all classes) shall set in not less than 10 nor ..."
5. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"Deposits are known at many places in the arid West. Sodium sulphate is used in
the manufacture of paper and glass and for medicine. ! gypsum gypsum ..."
6. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1810)
"Practical Observations on gypsum, or Plaister of Paris, as« Manure. By Richard
Parkinson, Author of " the Experienced Farmer," &c. ..."
7. Materials of Construction: Their Manufacture and Properties by Adelbert Philo Mills, Harrison Washburn Hayward (1922)
"gypsum plasters comprise all that class of plastering and cementing materials
obtained by the partial or complete dehydration of natural gypsum, ..."
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