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calciu
calciu
Romanian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ca | Previous: potasiu (K) |
| Next: scandiu (Sc) | |
Etymology
From French calcium, from English, a New Latin word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx ("lime", "limestone") because it occurs in limestone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalt͡ʃju/
- Hyphenation: cal‧ciu
Noun
calciu n (uncountable)
- calcium (chemical element)
References
- calciu in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016