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calcium carbonate

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A colorless or white crystalline compound, CaCO3, occurring naturally as chalk, limestone, marble, and other forms and used in a wide variety of manufactured products including commercial chalk, Portland cement, medicines, and dentifrices.

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  • noun inorganic chemistry A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO3, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc; reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

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  • noun a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone

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