(noun.) a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris).
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双语例句
The most common impurity is gypsum and it is necessary to remove this gypsum before the salt can be considered pure. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
In about four hours he had found a strong solution of lime in the agate cup, and sulphuric acid in the cup of gypsum. 李贝.西洋科学史.
Among other lining materials found suitable were soapstone, alumina, ammonia, copperas, starch, Epsom salts, and gypsum, paper, pulp, and alum, and a mixture of various other materials. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.