cálcio
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[edit]| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ca | |
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from New Latin calcium, a word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”), supposedly from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: (Portugal) -alsju
- Hyphenation: cál‧ci‧o
Noun
[edit]cálcio m (plural cálcios)
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- pt:Chemical elements
- Portuguese terms borrowed from New Latin
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/alsju
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