calciu

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkal.θju]

Noun

calciu m

1. calcium (chemical element)

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Romanian

Chemical element
Ca
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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French calcium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English, a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin calx ("lime", "limestone") because it occurs in limestone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalt͡ʃju/
• Hyphenation: cal‧ciu

Noun

calciu n (uncountable)

1. calcium (chemical element)

References

• calciu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)