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| cyanamide |
a caustic, white, unstable compound prepared by the reaction of calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid and used in chemical production. |
| decalcify |
to remove calcium or its compounds from (a bone or the like). |
| dolomite |
a usu. gray, pink, or white mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, used esp. as a construction material and a fertilizer. [1/2 definitions] |
| enamel |
the hard, shiny, calcium covering of a tooth crown. [1/5 definitions] |
| feldspar |
any of a group of crystalline minerals that form the basic constituents of nearly all crystalline rocks, consisting usu. of silicates of aluminum, potassium, sodium, or calcium. |
| fluor |
calcium fluoride; fluorite. [1/2 definitions] |
| fluorite |
a transparent, crystalline, and variously colored mineral that is the chief source of fluorine; calcium fluoride. |
| gypsum |
a mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, that resembles chalk and is used to make plaster of Paris, plaster and wallboard, and fertilizers. |
| hydroxyapatite |
a calcium mineral that is an important component of bone and dental enamel in humans and other animals. |
| hypercalcemia |
an abnormally high concentration of calcium in the blood. |
| hyperparathyroidism |
an abnormally high level of parathyroid hormone in the blood, resulting in disrupted calcium metabolism, bone loss, and increased risk of kidney stones. |
| hypocalcemia |
an abnormally low level of calcium in the blood. |
| lime1 |
any of various forms of calcium oxide, a whitish powder or granular substance used in mortars and cement, making steel and paper, and improving acidic soils. [2/4 definitions] |
| limestone |
a sedimentary rock of calcium carbonate formed mostly from animal remains such as shells and used in building and in manufacturing cement, lime, and carbon dioxide. |
| limewater |
a clear alkaline solution of calcium hydroxide, used in medicine, lotions, antacids, and the like. |
| marl |
a crumbly earthy deposit composed mostly of clay and calcium carbonate, used to improve acidic soils. [1/2 definitions] |
| parathyroid |
of, relating to, or indicating four small glands, located near the thyroid gland, that secrete a hormone important to the body's processing of calcium. [1/2 definitions] |
| phosphate rock |
sedimentary rocks that contain large amounts of calcium phosphate, used in making fertilizer, phosphorous chemicals, and the like. |
| phosphorus |
a chemical element that has fifteen protons in each nucleus, that is found naturally only in compounds, esp. biologically essential compounds such as calcium phosphates and nucleotide phosphates, and that can be isolated in various allotropic forms, one of which is a poisonous whitish yellow solid that is luminous at room temperature because of slow oxidation. (symbol: P) [1/2 definitions] |
| pisolite |
a small, rounded, pea-sized mass of calcium carbonate. [1/2 definitions] |
| prothrombin |
a protein in blood plasma that combines with calcium during clotting to form thrombin. |
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