calcium carbonate
noun
: a compound CaCO3 found in nature as calcite and aragonite and in plant ashes, bones, and shells and used especially in making lime and Portland cement and as a gastric antacid
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The Nature Made Multi for Him has a small dose of calcium in the form of calcium carbonate (160mg or 12% DV).
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Allison Knott, Ms, Rdn, Cssd, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
But limestone, also known as calcium carbonate, also reacts directly with carbon dioxide in the water, turning it into a stable bicarbonate that sinks to the bottom and keeps the carbon there more or less permanently, allowing the water to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
Key Similarities and Differences Common active ingredients in Maalox and Mylanta include aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, and simethicone.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
The main problem appears to be that acidification, which removes calcium carbonate from the soil, leads to a reduction in the number of snails, whose shells provide calcium for nesting birds readying themselves to lay.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
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Allison Knott, Ms, Rdn, Cssd, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
But limestone, also known as calcium carbonate, also reacts directly with carbon dioxide in the water, turning it into a stable bicarbonate that sinks to the bottom and keeps the carbon there more or less permanently, allowing the water to absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2024
Key Similarities and Differences Common active ingredients in Maalox and Mylanta include aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, and simethicone.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
The main problem appears to be that acidification, which removes calcium carbonate from the soil, leads to a reduction in the number of snails, whose shells provide calcium for nesting birds readying themselves to lay.
—Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Calcium carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcium%20carbonate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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