calcium carbonate

noun

A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

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E170carbonate of lime
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Meanings

nouncalcium carbonate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

    When calcium oxide is combined with CO2, it naturally forms calcium carbonate over time due to thermodynamic equilibrium, explains the researcher.

    2024 August 6, Ricardo Treviño, “Self-Healing Concrete Help Buildings Seal Themselves”, in TecScience, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2025

    Synonyms: E170, carbonate of lime

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc. Reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

Similar
E170carbonate of lime
Also see
limestone

Translations

Catalan carbonat de calci
  • carbonat de calciCaCO3
Chinese Cantonese 碳酸鈣 /碳酸钙
  • 碳酸鈣 /碳酸钙 (taan³ syun¹ koi³)CaCO3
Chinese Mandarin 碳酸鈣 /碳酸钙
  • 碳酸鈣 /碳酸钙 (tànsuāngài)CaCO3
Czech uhličitan vápenatý
  • uhličitan vápenatýCaCO3
Dutch calciumcarbonaat
  • calciumcarbonaatCaCO3
Finnish kalsiumkarbonaatti
  • kalsiumkarbonaattiCaCO3
French carbonate de calcium
  • carbonate de calciumCaCO3
German Calciumcarbonat, Kalkstein
  • CalciumcarbonatCaCO3
  • KalksteinCaCO3
  • KalkCaCO3
Hungarian kalcium-karbonát
  • kalcium-karbonátCaCO3
Indonesian kalsium karbonat
  • kalsium karbonatCaCO3
Māori konupūmā pākawa waro
  • konupūmā pākawa waroCaCO3
Polish węglan wapnia
  • węglan wapniaCaCO3
Portuguese carbonato de cálcio
  • carbonato de cálcioCaCO3
Romanian carbonat de calciu
  • carbonat de calciuCaCO3
Russian карбона́т ка́льция
  • карбона́т ка́льция (karbonát kálʹcija)CaCO3
Spanish carbonato de calcio
  • carbonato de calcioCaCO3
Thai แคลเซียมคาร์บอเนต
  • แคลเซียมคาร์บอเนตCaCO3
Turkish kalsiyum karbonat
  • kalsiyum karbonatCaCO3
Cite this entry
APA

calcium carbonate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20carbonate

MLA

“calcium carbonate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20carbonate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcium carbonate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20carbonate.

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