Definitions for calcium

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calcium cal·ci·um

Spelling: [kal-see-uh m]

IPA: /ˈkæl si əm/

Calcium is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in calcium (accilmu).

Definitions for calcium

noun

1. a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol: Ca; atomic weight: 40.08; atomic number: 20; specific gravity: 1.55 at 20°C.

Origin of calcium

First recorded in 1800-10; calc- + -ium

Examples for calcium

The rhino beetle—fried, stewed, grilled, or roasted—is high in calcium and protein.

With calcium it is said to yield a scarlet, sparingly soluble in water.

At night we drank a beverage we called “CalMag,” a terrible mixture of calcium, magnesium, vinegar, and water.

She tells us what happens when the balance is ripped apart by the release of calcium and magnesium into the atmosphere.

The most satisfactory of these substances is chloride of calcium .

Fat-free or skim milkEveryone knows milk is an excellent source of calcium that will keep your bones in tip-top shape.

And many are packed with nutrients like zinc, iron, and calcium.

calcium sulphate, like the carbonate, occurs in many forms in nature.

I do not grant any one the pleasure of re-using his chloride of calcium.

More commonly it is found associated with calcium carbonate.