英语词汇“gypsum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	gypsum
释义	Trends of gypsum View usage for: gypsum (dʒɪpsəm) uncountable noun Gypsum is a soft white substance which looks like chalk and which is used to make plaster of Paris. gypsum in British English (ˈdʒɪpsəm) noun a colourless or white mineral sometimes tinted by impurities, found in beds as an evaporite. It is used in the manufacture of plaster of Paris, cement, paint, school chalk, glass, and fertilizer. Composition: hydrated calcium sulphate. Formula: CaSO4.2H2O. Crystal structure: monoclinic Derived forms gypseous (ˈdʒɪpsɪəs) adjective gypsiferous (dʒɪpˈsɪfərəs) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin, from Greek gupsos chalk, plaster, cement, of Semitic origin gypsum in American English (ˈdʒɪpsəm) noun a very soft, monoclinic mineral, CaSO4·2H2O, commonly found with other evaporites in sedimentary rock and used to make plaster of Paris and cement; hydrous calcium sulfate see also Mohs scale Word origin ME < L < Gr gypsos, chalk, gypsum < Sem Image of gypsum © Aleksandr Pobedimskiy, Shutterstock Examples of 'gypsum' in a sentence gypsum not sure where you can find gypsum, but try the timber yard first. Keene, Carolyn THE SECRET OF THE FORGOTTEN CITY (1982) Here the colossal sunken valley was rich in gypsum, and the low rolling hills were white as if with frost. Robert Silverberg MAJIPOOR CHRONICLES (1982) Word lists with gypsum mineral
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