gypse

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A form of gypsum — A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

OriginFrench gypse →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of gypsum.

    The soil of Cyprus is for the most part rocky; there are in it many entire hills of talc or gypse […]

    1745, Richard Pococke, A Description of the East

Origin

  1. Frenchgypse
  2. Englishgypse

Borrowed from French gypse.

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APA

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

MLA

“gypse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gypse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypse.

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