calcium

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Pronunciation

• (America) enPR: kăl′sē-əm, IPA: /ˈkælsi.əm/

Noun

calcium

1. 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.
2. (countable) An atom of this element.

Translations

• French: calcium
• German: Kalzium, Calcium
• Italian: calcio
• Portuguese: cálcio
• Russian: ка́льций
• Spanish: calcio

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