PLASTER OF PARIS


Meaning of PLASTER OF PARIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈpa-rəs ]

Usage: often capitalized 2d P

Etymology: Paris, France

Date: 15th century

: a white powdery slightly hydrated calcium sulfate CaSO 4 · 1/2H 2 O or 2CaSO 4 ·H 2 O made by calcining gypsum and used chiefly for casts and molds in the form of a quick-setting paste with water

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