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Synonyms for gypsum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jip-suh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɪp səm

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Définition of gypsum

Origin :
  • substance (hydrated calcium sulphate) used in making plaster, late 14c., from Latin gypsum, from Greek gypsos "chalk," according to Klein, perhaps of Semitic origin (cf. Arabic jibs, Hebrew gephes "plaster").
  • As in plaster : noun thick, gooey material that hardens
Example sentences :
  • Green and red marl, shale, and shaly limestone with some veins of gypsum.
  • Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
  • Beds of gypsum have been discovered on the head waters of the Pere Marquette.
  • Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
  • To every hundred pounds of this powder, about three pounds of gypsum is added.
  • Extract from : « Diggers in the Earth » by Eva March Tappan
  • The United States is the largest producer of gypsum in the world.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • Production of gypsum in the United States comes from eighteen states.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • In some of these domes are also found petroleum, gypsum, and sulphur (p. 110).
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • They remembered the gypsum hills over which they had ridden on the preceding day.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Hunters » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • "There is an extensive underlying layer of gypsum, here," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • The polish is not lasting, however, because the skin of gypsum is very thin.
  • Extract from : « The Invention of Lithography » by Alois Senefelder
  • At Gypsum creek our latitude was 36 10being the utmost northing we had made.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XX » by Various

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