calcium carbonate

/ˌkælsiəm ˌkɑrbəˈneɪt/
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Other forms: calcium carbonates

Definitions of calcium carbonate
  1. noun
    a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone
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    types:
    dripstone
    the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
    type of:
    carbonate
    a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
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