calciumnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkæl.si.əm/us/ˈkæl.si.əm/a chemical element that is present in teeth, bones, and chalk
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Chemical elements
- alkali metal
- antimony
- carbonic
- carbonic acid
- cesium
- cl
- graphene
- lithium
- nickel
- plutonium
- quicksilver
- selenium
- sodium
- strontium
- sulphur
- transition metal
- urea
- vanadium
- xenon
- zinc
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Examples from literature
- A surplus of calcium brings on senility, as noted above.
- Besides these four elements, living organisms commonly contain sulphur, phosphorus, chlorine, potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and iron.
- Calcium and chlorine are rarer than on earth, sodium is somewhat commoner.
- Lime also adds another plant food called calcium.
- Normal blood albumen is essentially a compound of calcium and sodium into which iron and sulphur both enter.