calcium
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1. 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 (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | metal, metallic element, |
definition | : | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | calcium ion, factor iv, |
definition | : | ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | fluor, fluorite, fluorspar, |
definition | : | a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | gypsum, |
definition | : | a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris) (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | limestone, |
definition | : | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (noun.substance) |
derivation | : | calcify, |
definition | : | convert into lime (verb.change) |
derivation | : | calcify, |
definition | : | turn into lime; become calcified (verb.change) |
derivation | : | calcify, |
definition | : | become impregnated with calcium salts (verb.change) |
derivation | : | calcify, |
definition | : | convert into lime (verb.change) |
derivation | : | calcify, |
definition | : | turn into lime; become calcified (verb.change) |
derivation | : | calcify, |
definition | : | become impregnated with calcium salts (verb.change) |
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