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I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.
Britt Ekland

Meaning of "calcium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALCIUM

From New Latin, from Latin calx lime.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALCIUM

calcium  [ˈkælsɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALCIUM

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calcium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALCIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

calcium

Calcium

Calcium is the chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Calcium is a soft gray alkaline earth metal, and is the fifth-most-abundant element by mass in the Earth's crust. Calcium is also the fifth-most-abundant dissolved ion in seawater by both molarity and mass, after sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfate. Calcium is essential for living organisms, in particular in cell physiology, where movement of the calcium ion Ca2+ into and out of the cytoplasm functions as a signal for many cellular processes. As a major material used in mineralization of bone, teeth and shells, calcium is the most abundant metal by mass in many animals.

Definition of calcium in the English dictionary

The definition of calcium in the dictionary is a malleable silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth group; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust, occurring esp as forms of calcium carbonate. It is an essential constituent of bones and teeth and is used as a deoxidizer in steel. Symbol: Ca; atomic no: 20; atomic wt: 40.078; valency: 2; relative density: 1.55; melting pt: 842±2°C; boiling pt: 1494°C.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALCIUM


aecium
ˈiːsɪəm
americium
ˌæməˈrɪsɪəm
androecium
ænˈdriːsɪəm
apothecium
ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəm
axiom
ˈæksɪəm
coliseum
ˌkɒlɪˈsɪəm
colosseum
ˌkɒləˈsɪəm
copernicium
ˌkəʊpəˈnɪsɪəm
dysprosium
dɪsˈprəʊsɪəm
francium
ˈfrænsɪəm
gynoecium
dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm
hassium
ˈhæsɪəm
lawrencium
lɒˈrɛnsɪəm
lyceum
laɪˈsɪəm
paramaecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
paramecium
ˌpærəˈmiːsɪəm
perithecium
ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəm
Piscium
ˈpaɪsɪəm
potassium
pəˈtæsɪəm
silicium
sɪˈlɪsɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALCIUM

calcinable
calcination
calcine
calcinosis
calcite
calcitic
calcitonin
calcium antagonist
calcium carbide
calcium carbonate
calcium channel blocker
calcium chloride
calcium citrate
calcium cyanamide
calcium hydrate
calcium hydroxide
calcium lactate
calcium light
calcium oxide
calcium phosphate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALCIUM

aluminium
amphithecium
aquarium
at a premium
Belgium
endothecium
gynaecium
hieracium
indicium
lithium
lutecium
medium
millennium
paramoecium
premium
sodium
stadium
titanium
zooecium
zoothecium

Synonyms and antonyms of calcium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calcium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALCIUM

Find out the translation of calcium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calcium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calcium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcio
570 millions of speakers

English

calcium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैल्शियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَالْسِيُوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кальций
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cálcio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যালসিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calcium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalsium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kalzium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルシウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼슘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalsium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

canxi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்சியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅल्शियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalsiyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wapń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кальцій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασβέστιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalsium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalcium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalsium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calcium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCIUM»

The term «calcium» is very widely used and occupies the 11.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCIUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calcium

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3 QUOTES WITH «CALCIUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word calcium.
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
Such lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, little physical activity and low dietary calcium intake are risk factors for osteoporosis as well as for many other non-communicable diseases.
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Britt Ekland
I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.
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Raquel Welch
I take a multivitamin, I take extra C, I take chondroitin and glucosamine for my joints, I take calcium for my bones. And by the way, weight-bearing exercises can help ward off osteoporosis and yoga helps ward off arthritis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCIUM»

Discover the use of calcium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calcium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calcium
Every single thing and person consists of elements, and this informative series will help young readers understand just how important the elements are and what role they play in the science of chemistry.
John Farndon, 2000
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Calcium
Explains the characteristics of calcium, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Greg Roza, 2007
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Calcium
Presents the basic concepts of this metallic element which is found in the stone used to make buildings and streets and which is an important mineral needed by the body.
Jean F. Blashfield, 1998
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Calcium: The Grand-master Cell Signaler
This unique book has an exciting story to tell about Ca[2], the versatile Master Cell Signaler whose influence reaches into all corners of the cell and controls cell proliferation, differentiation, cell functions too numerous to list here, ...
James F. Whitfield, Balu R. Chakravarthy, 2001
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Calcium in Human Health
Among the topics discussed in this text are calcium function as the main element in bone as a stabilizer of proteins, the methodology for estimating calcium intakes of various populations as well as how to conduct controlled feeding studies ...
Connie M. Weaver, Robert P. Heaney, 2007
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Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox: How a Little-Known ...
Inside this book, you'll find: How consumption of grass-fed animals traditionally provided us with ample quantities of vitamin K2—while grain-based animal feed contributed to the eradication of vitamin K2 in our modern diet How K2 is the ...
Kate Rheaume-Bleue, 2011
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Calcium: Nature's Versatile Mineral
Describes the role of calcium in building bones and teeth, blood clotting, and other body functions; discusses the effects of foods and other substances with calcium; and recommends ways to increase calcium intake.
Bonnie Bruce, Gene A. Spiller, 2000
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Calcium as a Cellular Regulator
With twenty-seven chapters written by prominent scientists in cell research, this book is the first exhaustive attempt to cover the topic and fill a gap in the rapidly expanding area of calcium signaling.
Ernesto Carafoli, Claude B. Klee, 1999
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Calcium Signaling, Second Edition
As calcium signaling involves such a breadth of technical approaches and a wide range of applications, this work contains invaluable information for established researchers, as well as those graduate students and scientists just beginning ...
James W. Putney, Jr., 2005
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Calcium Signaling
This book covers topics ranging from fundamental aspects of calcium signaling to its clinical implications, in a thoughtful and comprehensive way.
Md. Shahidul Islam, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calcium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Calcium Scan Can Predict Premature Death Risk
MONDAY, July 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A scan of calcium deposits inside your arteries can help doctors deduce how long you're likely to live, a new study ... «WebMD, Jul 15»
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Quick cleanup on calcium chloride spill
On Monday, June 15 around 8:30 a.m., Miller Paving was out on Ferguson Road in Armour Township preparing to spread calcium chloride on ... «NorthBayNipissing.com, Jul 15»
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Global Study on Calcium Peroxide Industry In China Market Growth …
AcuteMarketReports.com has announced the addition of "Global and China Calcium Peroxide Industry 2014" Market Research Report to their ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
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GCCP Resources To Supply Crushed Calcium Carbonate To Lhoist
SINGAPORE, July 7 (Bernama) -- Malaysia-based crushed calcium carbonate producer GCCP Resources Ltd (GCCP) has secured a contract from Lhoist SPN ... «Bernama, Jul 15»
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Heart attack treatment hypothesis 'busted'
Researchers have long had reason to hope that blocking the flow of calcium into the mitochondria of heart and brain cells could be one way to ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
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How to get enough calcium without eating dairy
The body does not produce calcium so it is essential as part of a healthy diet. There's a common misconception that the only way to obtain the ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
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Are calcium supplements good for you?
One who casually hears about these reports that make the headlines may likely start thinking that taking calcium supplements causes ... «Chaffee County Times, Jul 15»
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Calcium supplements can be risky
New studies suggest that you might be better off getting calcium from foods – dairy products, soy foods and green vegetables – instead of ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Healthy Oshkosh: Omega-3s, calcium, vitamin D protect joints
Joints provide support and help us move; they form connections between bones. Damage from disease or injury to a joint can cause a great ... «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»
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Calcium alone won't prevent osteoporosis
We need calcium to build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis, but we also need to make sure this important mineral is properly absorbed, ... «Health24, Jul 15»

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