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calcium silicate

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noun

  1. any of the silicates of calcium: calcium metasilicate, dicalcium silicate, and tricalcium silicate.


Etymology

Origin of calcium silicate

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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For instance, one Oakland-based company is commercializing cement made from carbon-free calcium silicate rock, which emits no carbon dioxide when processed in a kiln.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

He cited testimony that Johns Manville enjoyed much higher gross margins on calcium silicate than on other products where it faced more competition.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2023

The mineral, calcium silicate perovskite, only forms under the incredibly high pressures that occur deep in the earth.

From Scientific American • Nov. 11, 2021

The slag is mostly calcium silicate and contains most of the commercially unimportant components of the ore:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

It hardens by evaporating the extra H2O, absorbing CO2 from the air, and uniting with Si02 to form calcium silicate.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips