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gypsum board

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noun

  1. wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.


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Mr Adams-King, cabinet member for universal services, said the charges currently helped pay for the recycling or disposal of DIY waste, such as soil, rubble, asbestos and gypsum board, which require specialist processing.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2023

At the upper secondary school, gypsum board, which is made from limestone and not flammable, is used to add an extra layer of protection on the interior walls on higher floors.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2022

Wood siding is not forbidden, but it has to be flanked with noncombustible gypsum board.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2018

The materials used in prefabrication, chiefly plywood and gypsum board, are hard to work with; they cannot be stamped out like parts of an automobile.

From Time Magazine Archive

The broad order, issued this week, covered 32 materials, all the way from iron, steel, copper, gypsum board and industrial alcohol to burlap and nylon yarn.

From Time Magazine Archive

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