İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. i. alçıtaşı, jips. alçitasi, jips. alçıtaşı. jips. Boncuğa benzeyen, beyaz, küçük polimerdir. alçıtaşı. i. alçıtaşı, jips. alçı H. Kalsiyum sülfat (CaSO4). jips, alçıtaşı.
2. jips, alçıtaşı.
3. alçıtaşı.
4. alçı. alçıtaşı. kaymaktaşı.

Etymology : Latin, from Greek gypsos
Pronunciation : 'jip-s&m
Function : noun
Date : 14th century

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1. colorless mineral from which plaster of Paris is made. gypsum\gyp"sum\ , n. [l. gypsum, gr. ; cf. ar. jibs plaster, mortar, per. jabs n lime.] (min.) a mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). when calcined, it forms plaster of paris. selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster, a fine, white, massive variety.
2. A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime.
3. When calcined, stype forms plaster of Paris.
4. Selenite is a transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster, a fine, white, massive variety. a common white or colorless mineral used to make cements and plasters.
5. Gypsum is a soft white substance which looks like chalk and which is used to make plaster of Paris. Common sulfate mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate (CaSO42H2O), of great commercial importance. Deposits occur in many countries, but the U.S., Canada, France, Italy, and Britain are among the leading producers. Crude gypsum is used as a fluxing agent, soil conditioner, filler in paper and textiles, and retarder in portland cement. About three-fourths of the total production is calcined for use as plaster of paris and as building materials in plaster, board products, and tiles and blocks.