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dicalcium silicate

American

[dahy-kal-see-uhm] / daɪˈkæl si əm /

noun

Chemistry.

a component of cement, 2CaO⋅SiO 2 , also used to neutralize acid soils.

Etymology

Origin of dicalcium silicate

di- ¹ + calcium

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