BACK TO calcium-chloride
calcium gluconate vs. calcium chloride
noun
- a white, tasteless, water-soluble powder, CaC12H22O14, used as a dietary supplement to provide calcium.
noun
- a white, lumpy, deliquescent solid, CaCl2, usually derived from calcium carbonate by reaction with hydrochloric acid, or as a by-product of various commercial processes: used chiefly as a drying agent and preservative and for preventing dust.