Calcium
81calcium carbonate — n a calcium salt CaCO3 that is found in limestone, chalk, marble, plant ashes, bones, and many shells, that is obtained also as a white precipitate by passing carbon dioxide into a suspension of calcium hydroxide in water, and that is used in… …
82calcium channel blocker — n any of a class of drugs (as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells esp. of the heart and that are used esp. to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias called also calcium… …
83calcium levulinate — n a white powdery salt C10H14CaO6·H2O used in medicine as a source of calcium * * * [USP] a calcium replenisher, administered orally or parenterally in the treatment of calcium deficiency …
84calcium phosphate — n any of various phosphates of calcium: as a) the phosphate CaHPO4 used in pharmaceutical preparations and animal feeds b) a naturally occurring phosphate of calcium Ca5(F,Cl,OH,1/2CO3)(PO4)3 that contains other elements or radicals and is the… …
85calcium sulfate — n a white calcium salt CaSO4 used esp. as a diluent in tablets and in hydrated form as plaster of paris * * * [NF] the sulfate salt of calcium, CaSO4, found commonly in nature in the anhydrous form (anhydrite) and in a hydrated form known as… …
86calcium antagonist — or calcium blocker noun A drug preventing the influx of calcium ions into cardiac and smooth muscle, used in the treatment of angina and high blood pressure • • • Main Entry: ↑calcium …
87Calcium deficiency — may refer to:*Calcium deficiency a plant disorder *Hypocalcaemia the presence of low serum calcium levels in the blood …
88Calcium-activated potassium channel — Calcium activated potassium channels are divided into BK channels, IK channels, and SK channels based on their conductance (big, intermediate, and small conductance).This family of ion channels is, for the most part, activated by intracellular… …
89Calcium borate — (Ca3(BO3)2) is a bluish white crystal with a very defined structure. It can be prepared by reacting calcium metal with boric acid. The resulting precipitate is calcium borate …
90Calcium aluminium phosphate — is the name given to a mineral containing calcium (Ca2+) and aluminium (Al3+) ions with phosphates (PO43 ).The most common use of calcium aluminium phosphate is as a component of some types of baking powder. It acts as an acid at elevated… …
