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Calamander Wood
- - A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros qu. Called also Coromandel wood.
Calamine Lotion
- noun - a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations
Calaveras Skull
- - A human skull reported, by Prof. J. D. Whitney, as found in 1886 in a Tertiary auriferous gravel deposit, lying below a bed of black lava, in Calaveras County, California. It is regarded as very doubtful whether the skull really belonged to the deposit in which it was found. If it did, it indicates an unprecedented antiquity for human beings of an advanced type.
Calcium Blocker
- noun - any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
Calcium Carbide
- noun - a gray salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
- a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene
Calcium Hydrate
- noun - a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
Calcium Hydride
- noun - a salt-like binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen
- a saltlike binary compound (CaH2) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen
Calcium Lactate
- noun - a white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate; used in foods (as a baking powder) and given medically as a source of calcium
Calcium Nitrate
- noun - a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water; sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers
Calcium Sulfate
- noun - a white salt (CaSO4)