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cal·ci·um

(kăl′sē-əm)

n. Symbol Ca

A silvery, moderately hard alkaline-earth metal that constitutes approximately 3.6 percent of the earth's crust and is a basic component of most animals and plants. It occurs naturally in limestone, gypsum, and fluorite, and its compounds are used to make plaster, quicklime, Portland cement, and metallurgic and electronic materials. Atomic number 20; atomic weight 40.08; melting point 842°C; boiling point 1,484°C; specific gravity 1.54; valence 2. See Periodic Table.

[Latin calx, calc-, lime; see calx + -ium.]

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calcium

(ˈkælsɪəm)

(Elements & Compounds) a malleable silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth group; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust (3.6 per cent), occurring esp as forms of calcium carbonate. It is an essential constituent of bones and teeth and is used as a deoxidizer in steel. Symbol: Ca; atomic no: 20; atomic wt: 40.078; valency: 2; relative density: 1.55; melting pt: 842±2°C; boiling pt: 1494°C

[C19: from New Latin, from Latin calx lime]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cal•ci•um

(ˈkæl si əm)

n.

a silver-white divalent metal, combined in limestone, chalk, etc., occurring also in animals in bone, shell, etc. Symbol: Ca; at. wt.: 40.08; at. no.: 20; sp. gr.: 1.55 at 20°C.

[1808; < Latin calc-, s. of calx lime, limestone + New Latin -ium -ium²]

cal·ci·um

(kăl′sē-əm)

Symbol Ca A silvery-white, moderately hard metallic element that is an alkaline-earth metal and occurs in minerals such as limestone and gypsum. It is a basic component of leaves, bones, teeth, and shells, and is essential for the normal growth and development of most animals and plants. Calcium is used to make plaster, cement, and alloys. Atomic number 20. See Periodic Table.

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Noun

calcium - 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

atomic number 20, Ca

metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

fluor, fluorite, fluorspar - a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine

gypsum - a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)

burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime, lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

calcium ion, factor IV - ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood

Translations

فِلِز الكِلْسكَالْسِيُوم

калций

vápník

calciumkalcium

Kalzium Calcium

ασβέστιο

kalcio

calcio

kaltsium

kalsium

calcium

kalcij

kalcium

kalsínkalsíum

calcio

カルシウム

칼슘

kalcis

kalcijs

calciu

vápnikvápník

kalcij

kalcium

แคลเซียม

kalsiyum

canxi

钙

calcium

[ˈkælsɪəm]

A. N → calcio m

B. CPD calcium carbonate N → carbonato m de calcio
calcium chloride N → cloruro m de calcio

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calcium

[ˈkælsɪəm] n → calcium m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

calcium

n → Kalzium nt, → Calcium nt

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calcium

[ˈkælsɪəm] n (Chem) → calcio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

calcium

(ˈkӕlsiəm) noun

an element of which one compound (calcium carbonate) forms limestone, chalk etc.

calcium

→ كَالْسِيُوم vápník calcium Kalzium ασβέστιο calcio kalsium calcium kalcij calcio カルシウム 칼슘 calcium kalsium wapń cálcio кальций kalcium แคลเซียม kalsiyum canxi 钙

cal·ci·um

n. calcio, sustancia mineral necesaria en el desarrollo de los huesos y tejidos;

___ carbonate → carbonato cálcico.

calcium

n calcio; — carbonate carbonato cálcico or de calcio; — gluconate gluconato de calcio

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Rigorously tested in an independently designed, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 100 postmenopausal women conducted by the Department of Medicine at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, StimuCal was found to produce lower peak blood calcium levels than either calcium carbonate or calcium citrate while maintaining an identical effect on markers of bone turnover.