| 释义 |
plaster of Paris
calcined gypsum in white, powdery form, used as a base for gypsum plasters, as an additive of lime plasters, and as a material for making fine and ornamental casts: characterized by its ability to set rapidly when mixed with water.
Also, plaster of paris.
[1375-1425; late ME; so called because prepared from the gypsum of Paris, France] |