Meaning of gyprock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Rock rich in gypsum; gypsic soil.
   countable, uncountable
2. Drywall.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Some high quality white or variously tinted fine-grained gyprocks, usually referred to as alabaster, were used as interior facing stones and for small statues and carved decorative objects found in Egyptian pyramids”

“The world distribution of gyprock outcrops and the solubility of gypsum restrict the extensive occurrence of gypsic soils to the dry regions”

“Cinder blocks were more durable, however, and soon gypsum was redirected for “gyprock” drywall, a wallboard...”

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