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Meaning of Gypsum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm

Definitions

A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski gips sadra гипс садра
Català guix
Čeština sádrovec
Dansk gips
Deutsch Gips
Ελληνικά γύψος
Esperanto gipso
Español yeso
Eesti kips
فارسی گچ
Suomi kipsi
Français gypse
Galego alxés elso xeso
עברית גבס
Hrvatski gips sadra гипс садра
Magyar gipsz
Íslenska gifs
Italiano gesso
日本語 ギプス 石膏
ქართული თაბაშირი
한국어 석고
Latina gypsum
Latviešu ģipsis
Nederlands gips
Polski gips gipsowy
Português gipsita gipsite
Română ghips
Русский гипс
Српски gips sadra гипс садра
Svenska gips
Tagalog yeso
Türkçe alçı taşı jips
Українська гіпс
Tiếng Việt thạch cao

Examples

“Besides being abundant, gypsum is easily refined into a powder for plaster or formed into sheets of wallboard.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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