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calcium (<calcium and calcium compounds>, nonferrous metal, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A silvery white metal, with symbol Ca and atomic number 20, the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust, occurring in many compounds. Its uses include as a nutritional supplement to assist the growth of bone and teeth, as a dehydrating agent for organic solvents, and to remove gases from molten metals prior to casting.
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| calcium (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| calcium (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| Ca (metal) (C,U,A,English,UF,U,N)
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| 鈣 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| gài (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| gai (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| kai (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| calcio (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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............................ nonferrous metal (G) |
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.................................... calcium (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種銀白金屬，化學符號為Ca，原子序號為20，是地殼中第五豐富的元素，可見於許多化合物中。其用途包括做為幫助骨骼和牙齒生長營養補給品，另可做為有機溶劑之脫水劑，還能在鑄造前移除熔融金屬之氣體。 |
| Dutch ..... Zilverwit metaal, met symbool Ca en atoomnummer 20, het op vier na meest voorkomende element in de aardkorst; komt in tal van verbindingen voor. Calcium wordt onder meer gebruikt als voedingssupplement ter bevordering van de groei van de bot- en gebitsstructuur, als dehydratiemiddel voor organische oplosmiddelen en voor het verwijderen van gassen uit gesmolten metaal voorafgaand aan het gietproces. |
| Spanish ..... Metal blanco plateado con símbolo Ca y número atómico 20, el quinto elemento más abundante de la corteza terrestre, presente en muchos compuestos. Se utiliza incluso como suplemento nutricional para ayudar al crecimiento de los huesos y dientes, como agente de deshidratación para solventes orgánicos y para remover gases de los metales fundidos, antes del vaciado. |
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| derived from common source .... |
calcium propionate |
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(mineral, inorganic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300386422] |
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