ANHYDROUS CALCIUM SULFATE
\anhˈa͡ɪdɹəs kˈalsi͡əm sˈʌlfe͡ɪt], \anhˈaɪdɹəs kˈalsiəm sˈʌlfeɪt], \a_n_h_ˈaɪ_d_ɹ_ə_s k_ˈa_l_s_iə_m s_ˈʌ_l_f_eɪ_t]\
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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.
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