| calcium fluoride |
a white powder used in cements and other industrial products and as a tooth decay preventive. |
| calcium hydroxide |
a soft white crystalline compound made by the action of water on calcium oxide and used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, hard rubber products, and bleaching powder; slaked lime. |
| calcium oxide |
a soft white caustic powder used in the treatment of waste, as an industrial alkali, and in the manufacture of steel, glass, plaster, and insecticides; lime; quicklime. |
| calcium phosphate |
any of a number of phosphates of calcium found in some rocks and in animal bones, used in baking powder and plant food, and in the manufacture of enamels, plastics, and cleaning agents. |
| calcspar |
see "calcite." |
| calculable |
able to be determined by a process of calculation. |
| calculate |
to compute mathematically. [6 definitions] |
| calculated |
done or made after carefully estimating the likely result. [2 definitions] |
| calculating |
able to make calculations. [3 definitions] |
| calculation |
the act, process, or result of calculating or making computations. [4 definitions] |
| calculator |
a machine used in calculating or computing numbers. [2 definitions] |
| calculous |
caused by or having a stony concretion or calculus. |
| calculus |
in mathematics, a system of calculation, as of rates of change, lengths, or volumes, involving algebraic notations. [2 definitions] |
| Calcutta |
a state capital on the eastern coast of India. |
| caldera |
a large volcanic crater, esp. one whose diameter greatly exceeds that of the vent within it. |
| caldron |
variant of cauldron. |
| calèche |
variant of calash. |
| Caledonia |
a literary name for Scotland. |
| calendar |
a chart of the days, weeks, and months of one or more years. [4 definitions] |
| calendar year |
the period of time that begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. (Cf. fiscal year.) |
| calender |
a machine in which paper or cloth is pressed between rollers to make it smooth or glossy. [2 definitions] |