Definition of: gypsum

(jip′səm) noun
Hydrous sulfate of lime, CaSO₄·2H₂O, occurring in massive, fibrous, foliated, or granular form. The crystalline and usually transparent form is called selenite; the massive fine-grained, white or delicately colored variety is called alabaster; when calcined, it is called plaster of Paris. [<L <Gk. gypsos chalk]
—gyp′se·ous adjective
—gyp·sif·er·ous (jip·sif′ər·əs) adjective

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