gypsum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/ (General-American, UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
...but he has been able to analyze the matter removed, and to prove it, by chemical evidence, to consist of Prussian blue, and gypsum principally.
1847, editorial staff, “Chemical Analysis of Tea”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 10, page 80:Besides being abundant, gypsum is easily refined into a powder for plaster or formed into sheets of wallboard.
1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gypse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| gypsa | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| gypsums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
phosphogypsum · gypsiorthid · gypcrete · gypsography · gypsum board · gypcrust · gypsum plaster · gypwater · nanogypsum · gypsoplast · gypsophilic · gypsumlike · gyprock · petrogypsic · gypsophile · gypsic · gyprocker · gypsum cave · gypsify · gypseous · gypsicolous · gypsid · gypsophyte · hypergypsic · gypstack · gypsisol · gypsiferous · gypsification · gypsophily
Hypernyms
calcium sulphate · mineral · sulphate
Relateds
gypsotrioside · gyp · gypsobelum · gypsophila · gypsobioside
Synonyms
Translations (60)
et kips (mineral) · hi हरसौंठ (mineral) · de Gips (mineral) · nv łeezh łigaaí (mineral) · nb gips (mineral) · fa گچ (mineral) · ang spærstān (mineral) · fi kipsi (mineral) · gl alxés (mineral) · scn jissu (mineral) · bg гипс (mineral) · lv ģipsis (mineral) · hi कुलनार (mineral) · ta உறைகளிக்கல் (mineral) · eo gipso (mineral) · it gesso (mineral) · ar جِبْس (mineral) · el γύψος (mineral) · cy gypswm (mineral) · th ยิปซัม (mineral) · he גֶּבֶס (mineral) · ar جِبْسِين (mineral) · vi thạch cao (mineral) · eu gisu (mineral) · ca guix (mineral) · pt gipsita (mineral) · ka თაბაშირი (mineral) · hu gipsz (mineral) · ru гипс (mineral) · pt gipsite (mineral) · tr alçı taşı (mineral) · gl xeso (mineral) · ota آلچی (mineral) · sv gips (mineral) · ar جِبْص (mineral) · ja 石膏 (mineral) · cmn 石膏 (mineral) · gl elso (mineral) · la gypsum (mineral) · ro ghips (mineral) · da gips (mineral) · fr gypse (mineral) · ms medang sila (mineral) · ca parrell (mineral) · pl gips (mineral) · grc γύψος (mineral) · es yeso (mineral) · uk гіпс (mineral) · sq gjíps (mineral) · cs sádrovec (mineral) · th เกลือจืด (mineral) · nn gips (mineral) · oc geis (mineral) · tl yeso (mineral) · cy glyfaen (mineral) · nl gips (mineral) · hy գիպս (mineral) · is gifs (mineral) · ko 석고 (mineral) · ar جِصّ (mineral)