Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., containing, as a salt, two atoms of calcium.
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- adjective (Chem.) Having two atoms or equivalents of calcium to the molecule.
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- adjective chemistry Having two
atoms or equivalents ofcalcium to themolecule .
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Then there is another phosphate of lime, called the dicalcic phosphate, or neutral phosphate of lime, or reverted phosphate of lime.
Talks on Manures A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks Between the Author and the Deacon, the Doctor, and other Neighbors, on the Whole Subject Joseph Harris 1860
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Intermediate in composition between these two phosphates there is another known as precipitated phosphate of lime, or dicalcic phosphate (the same as reverted phosphate), which contains two equivalents of lime and one equivalent of water as follows: --
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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When a soluble phosphate reverts, what takes place is the conversion of the monocalcic phosphate into the dicalcic.
Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman
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