calcium
IPA: kˈæɫsiʌm
noun
- The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
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Examples of "calcium" in Sentences
- The preferred acceptor is calcium carbonate.
- In this way the worm loses intracellular calcium.
- In this way, the worm loses intracellular calcium.
- Any unreacted calcium is slaked to calcium hydroxide.
- This increases the solubility of the calcium carbonate.
- This causes the removal of calcium ions from the troponin.
- Calcids is the accumulation of calcium carbonate in the soil.
- Hypercalciuria is the condition of elevated calcium in the urine.
- Calcium ions play a primary role in the regulation of sperm motility.
- The chemical compound calcium acetate is the calcium salt of acetic acid.