Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A widespread colorless, white, or yellowish mineral, CaSO4·2H2O, used in the manufacture of plaster of Paris, various plaster products, and fertilizers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Native hydrous sulphate of calcium, a mineral usually of a white color, but also gray, yellow, red, and when impure brown or black.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris.
Selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety;alabaster , a fine, white, massive variety.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A mineral consisting of the
hydrated calcium sulphate . Whencalcined , it formsplaster of Paris .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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In the same manner as sulphur and coal belong to periods of formation very remote from each other, the sal-gem is also found sometimes in transition gypsum, * sometimes in the Alpine limestone, * sometimes in a muriatiferous clay lying on a very recent sandstone, * and lastly, sometimes in a gypsum* posterior to the chalk.
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For its pale translucence, this form of gypsum is known as selenite, named after Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon.
Did you know? Chihuahua caves house the world's largest crystals 2009
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For its pale translucence, this form of gypsum is known as selenite, named after Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon.
Did you know? Chihuahua caves house the world's largest crystals 2009
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For its pale translucence, this form of gypsum is known as selenite, named after Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon.
Did you know? Chihuahua caves house the world's largest crystals 2009
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Apparently the technique was to encase the body in gypsum so that when it decayed it left a perfect cast of the corpse behind.
Roman ghost stories Jonathan 2005
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Apparently the technique was to encase the body in gypsum so that when it decayed it left a perfect cast of the corpse behind.
Archive 2005-02-01 Jonathan 2005
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The preferred coagulant among major tofu manufacturers is calcium sulfate, aka gypsum, which is the main ingredient in plaster-of-Paris.
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Thanks for your time! edit: i remember also coming across the word gypsum boards for these? but im not sure if they are gypsum boards
TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician 2010
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Builders have been hit by a rash of lawsuits from homeowners, who complain that defective drywall, also known as gypsum board, imported from China during the housing boom is generating sulfurous odors, corrodes metal and, in some case, causes health problems.
Wallboard Exporter in Settlement With Beazer Over Costly Repairs 2010
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The defective drywall, also known as gypsum board, was imported from China from about 2004 until 2007 to fill a shortage during the housing boom.
Chinese Drywall Maker Says It Is in Talks With Builders 2010
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