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calcium

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English

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Chemical element
Ca
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Etymology

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Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”) because it occurs in limestone.[1] By surface analysis, calc- +‎ -ium.

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Noun

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Calcium sample
Some calcium-48. This isotope is desired for the manufacture of superheavy elements.
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calcium (countable and uncountable, plural calciums)

  2. The chemical element with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
    Alternative form: Ca (symbol)
    • 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist‎[1], archived from the original on 30 November 2014:
      Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: […] . The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
    • 2024 August 6, Ricardo Treviño, “Self-Healing Concrete Help Buildings Seal Themselves”, in TecScience‎[2], archived from the original on 19 January 2025:
      “This material has a specific hardness and is chemically very stable. It forms naturally from calcium alone, but bacteria accelerate the transformation into calcium carbonate,” explains Alejandro Montesinos, head of the Decarbonization, Climate Change, and Circular Economy Research Group at Tec de Monterrey and a member of the Institute of Advanced Materials and Sustainable Manufacturing.
  3. (countable) An atom of this element.

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References

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

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Danish

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Chemical element
Ca
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin calx +‎ -ium.

Noun

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calcium n (singular definite calciummet, not used in plural form)

  1. calcium
    Coordinate term: kalk

Declension

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Declension of calcium
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative calcium calciummet
genitive calciums calciummets

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Dutch

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Chemical element
Ca
Previous: kalium (K)
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Etymology

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Ultimately from English calcium. Coined by Humphry Davy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑl.siˌʏm/
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  • Hyphenation: cal‧ci‧um

Noun

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calcium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. calcium [from early 19th c.]

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French

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calcium m (uncountable)

  1. calcium
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Descendants

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  • Lingala: kalisu

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Interlingua

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Noun

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calcium (uncountable)

  1. calcium

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Form of calx.

Noun

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calcium

  1. genitive plural of calx

Etymology 2

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Chemical element
Ca
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Derived from calx, calcis (“chalk”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Noun

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calcium n (genitive calciī); second declension

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  1. (New Latin) calcium
Declension
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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative calcium calcia
genitive calciī calciōrum
dative calciō calciīs
accusative calcium calcia
ablative calciō calciīs
vocative calcium calcia
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