calcium
- (countable, uncountable) The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkælsi.əm/
Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”) because it occurs in limestone. By surface analysis, calc- + -ium.
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