CALCIUM CARBONATE


Meaning of CALCIUM CARBONATE in English

(CaCO3) The principal hardness and scale-causing compound in water. A white precipitate that forms in water lines, water heaters, and boilers in hard water areas; also known as scale. Also the principal chemical composition of Tufa, a calcareous and siliceous rock deposit of springs, lakes, or ground water.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.