Calcium Carbonate
| Definition: |
Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. It is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis patients and as a calcium supplement. |
| Notes: |
occurs in nature as chalk, limestone or marble; used in med as a buffer in hemodialysis |
| Also Called: |
Milk of Calcium,Aragonite,Calcite,Chalk,Limestone,Marble,Vaterite |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
471-34-1 |
Calcium Carbonate Definitions and Terms
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