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Meaning of calcium carbonate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski kalk
Čeština uhličitan vápenatý
Deutsch Calciumcarbonat Kalk Kalkstein
Español carbonato de calcio
Suomi kalsiumkarbonaatti
Français carbonate de calcium
Hrvatski kalk
Bahasa Indonesia kalsium karbonat
Kurdî kalk
Nederlands calciumcarbonaat
Polski węglan wapnia
Português carbonato de cálcio
Română carbonat de calciu
Русский карбона́т ка́льция
Slovenščina kalcijev karbonat
Српски kalk
Türkçe kalsiyum karbonat

Examples

“When calcium oxide is combined with CO2, it naturally forms calcium carbonate over time due to thermodynamic equilibrium, explains the researcher.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

calcium channel blocker calcium chloride calcium chromate calcium copper tetrasilicate calcium cyanamide calcium diglutamate

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