Svensk definition
Ett kalciumsalt som används för ett antal olika ändamål, bland annat byggmaterial, torkmedel, tandavtrycksmaterial, gips eller gjutformar. Det finns i olika former och grad av fuktighet.
Calcium Sulfate
Kalciumsulfat
Engelsk definition
A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum.
Gips — Alabastergips — Kalciumsulfatdihydrat