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calcium carbonate

n.

A colorless or white crystalline compound, CaCO₃, occurring naturally as chalk, limestone, marble, and other forms and used in a wide variety of manufactured products including commercial chalk, medicines, and dentifrices.

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calcium carbonate

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline salt occurring in limestone, chalk, marble, calcite, coral, and pearl: used in the production of lime and cement. Formula: CaCO₃

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cal′cium car′bonate
n.

a white powder, CaCO₃, occurring in nature as calcite, chalk, etc., used in dentifrices and polishes and in manufacturing lime and cement.

[1870–75]

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calcium carbonate

A white or colorless crystalline compound occurring naturally in chalk, limestone, and marble and in the minerals calcite and aragonite. It is used to make toothpaste, white paint, and cleaning powder. Chemical formula: CaCO₃.

Thesaurus

Noun

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calcium carbonate - a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone carbonate - a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) chalk - a soft whitish calcite calcite - a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone dripstone - the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites

Translations

calcium carbonate

n → Kalziumkarbonat nt, → kohlensaurer Kalk