Plaster of Paris lietuviškai

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• any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
• a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
• A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum.;A type of gypsum found in England and Italy. It is white or yellowish white translucent stone.;An pulverulent variety of gypsum.;A naturally occurring mineral composed of the dihydrate of calcium sulfate.;A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is composed of anhydrous calcium sulfate.;A finely ground mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum.