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| prothrombin |
a protein in blood plasma that combines with calcium during clotting to form thrombin. |
| quicklime |
calcium oxide, obtained by roasting limestone, shells, and the like; unslaked lime. |
| rickets |
(used with a sing. verb) a disease of children characterized by softening and deformity of the bones, usu. resulting from malnutrition or a lack of vitamin D, calcium, or sunlight. |
| saccharate |
a compound of sucrose and a metallic oxide, usu. of calcium, used in the purification of sugar. [1/2 definitions] |
| slaked lime |
a powder produced by combining lime with water and used in mortars, plasters, and cements; calcium hydroxide. |
| stilbite |
a glossy zeolite mineral containing calcium, aluminum, and sodium, often formed as sheaflike crystalline masses. |
| tufa |
a limestone usu. of calcium carbonate deposited by ground water, springs, lakes, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| vitamin D |
in human nutrition, a sterol produced in the liver, or any of several closely related sterols found in fish, eggs, or fortified milk, required for proper bone development and calcium absorption. |
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