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calcium sulfate

noun

Definition of calcium sulfate

: a white salt CaSO₄ that occurs especially as anhydrite, gypsum, and plaster of paris and that in hydrated form is used as a building material and in anhydrous form is used as a drying agent

Recent Examples on the Web

//Masic noted that the sulfate salts also included gypsum, a calcium sulfate used in preparing canvases for painting, typically by mixing it with animal glue.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "The secret to miraculous preservation of a Dead Sea Scroll could be salt coating," 11 Sep. 2019
//The recall disclosed Tuesday covers inflators using calcium sulfate as a desiccant.
— Ryan Beene, chicagotribune.com, "Takata air bag recall expands to 2.7 million more in Nissan, Ford, Mazda models," 12 July 2017
//In areas with sodic soils, gypsum (calcium sulfate) is effective at removing salt and building structure.
— OregonLive.com, "Should I pinch off blueberry blossoms? What fertilizer is best? Ask an expert," 28 Apr. 2018
//Only inflators with the desiccant calcium sulfate are currently under recall; these inflators still contain the propellant ammonium nitrate.
— Clifford Atiyeh And Rusty Blackwell, Car and Driver, "Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles," 31 Aug. 2017
//Only inflators with the desiccant calcium sulfate are currently under recall
— Clifford Atiyeh And Rusty Blackwell, Car and Driver, "Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles," 31 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of calcium sulfate

1868, in the meaning defined above

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