Gypsum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gypsum is a noun meaning A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
Meaning
A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
Example Sentences
Besides being abundant, gypsum is easily refined into a powder for plaster or formed into sheets of wallboard.
...but he has been able to analyze the matter removed, and to prove it, by chemical evidence, to consist of Prussian blue, and gypsum principally.
Word Forms
- gypsums
- gypsa
- gypse
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plaster, tile, plate, selenitic, cast, mah-jongg.
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