Calcium-metasilicate
a white powder, CaSiO 3 , insoluble in water, used as an antacid and as a filler for paper.
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a white, deliquescent solid, Ca(NO 3) 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, fireworks, matches, and explosives.
- Calcium-oxalate
a white, crystalline powder, CaC 2 O 4 , insoluble in water, used in making oxalic acid.
- Calcium-oxide
lime1 (def 1). Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the […]
- Calcium-oxychloride
bleaching powder. a white powder that decomposes on contact with water and has the characteristic odor of gaseous chlorine: regarded, when dry, as a mixed calcium hypochlorite-chloride, used as a commercial bleach for wood pulp, textiles, oils, and soaps, and in laundering as a decolorizer and disinfectant. noun a white powder with the odour of […]
- Calcium-permanganate
a violet, crystalline, deliquescent solid, Ca(MnO 4) 2 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a disinfectant and deodorizer.