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English noun: gypsum

1. gypsum (substance) a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)


Broader (hypernym)calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate, mineral


Narrower (hyponym)alabaster, gesso, terra alba


Substance holonymatomic number 20, Ca, calcium


Substance meronymplaster, plaster of Paris









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