Calcium carbonate — Calcium carbonate … Wikipedia
calcium carbonate — n a calcium salt CaCO3 that is found in limestone, chalk, marble, plant ashes, bones, and many shells, that is obtained also as a white precipitate by passing carbon dioxide into a suspension of calcium hydroxide in water, and that is used in… … Medical dictionary
calcium carbonate — ► NOUN ▪ a white insoluble compound occurring naturally as chalk, limestone, marble, and calcite, and forming mollusc shells … English terms dictionary
calcium carbonate — n. a white powder or colorless, crystalline compound, CaCO3, found mainly in limestone, marble, and chalk, as calcite, aragonite, etc., and in bones, teeth, shells, and plant ash: it is used in making lime, paints, plastics, etc … English World dictionary
calcium carbonate — noun a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone • Hypernyms: ↑carbonate • Hyponyms: ↑dripstone • Substance Holonyms: ↑chalk, ↑calcite * * * ˌcalcium ˈcarbonate 7 [ … Useful english dictionary
calcium carbonate — kalcio karbonatas statusas T sritis chemija formulė CaCO₃ atitikmenys: angl. calcium carbonate rus. кальций углекислый; кальция карбонат ryšiai: sinonimas – kalcio trioksokarbonatas … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
calcium carbonate — noun Date: 1869 a compound CaCO3 found in nature as calcite and aragonite and in plant ashes, bones, and shells and used especially in making lime and portland cement and as a gastric antacid … New Collegiate Dictionary
calcium carbonate — a white, crystalline, water insoluble, tasteless powder, CaCO3, occurring in nature in various forms, as calcite, chalk, and limestone: used chiefly in dentifrices and polishes and in the manufacture of lime and cement. [1870 75] * * * … Universalium
calcium carbonate — noun A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc; reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide. Syn: E170, food colouring … Wiktionary
calcium carbonate — a compound with the formula CaCO3 … Geography glossary
