calcium

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

[edit] English

Chemical element
Ca Previous: potassium (K)
Next: scandium (Sc)

[edit] Etymology

A New Latin word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx ("lime", "limestone") because it occurs in limestone.[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia calcium (uncountable) (Symbol: Ca)

  1. A chemical element, atomic number 20, that is an alkaline earth metal and occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

[edit] Derived terms

Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

Related terms

[edit] Translations

chemical element of atomic number 20

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

[edit] External links

Wikisource
See also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica's article on:

For etymology and more information refer to: http://elements.vanderkrogt.net/element.php?sym=Ca (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

[edit] See also

[edit] Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia nl

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

calcium n.

  1. calcium

[edit] French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia fr

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

calcium m. (usually uncountable)

  1. calcium

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

calcium

  1. genitive plural of calx
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=calcium&oldid=15488340"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages