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Definitions for Calcium
[1] a silver-white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element in nerve conduction, heartbeat, muscle contraction, and many other physiological functions. Symbol : Ca; atomic weight : 40.08; atomic number : 20; specific gravity : 1.55 at 20°C.
[2] a malleable silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth group; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust (3.6 per cent), occurring esp as forms of calcium carbonate. It is an essential constituent of bones and teeth and is used as a deoxidizer in steel. Symbol: Ca; atomic no: 20; atomic wt: 40.078; valency: 2; relative density: 1.55; melting pt: 842±2°C; boiling pt: 1494°C
Words nearby Calcium
calciphylaxis, calciprivic, calcite, calcitonin, calcitriol, calcium, calcium antagonist, calcium arsenate, calcium blocker, calcium carbide, calcium carbonate
Origin of Calcium
First recorded in 1800–10; calc- + -ium
Word origin for Calcium
C19: from New Latin, from Latin calx lime