gypsum C1 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈdʒɪpsəm/ UK /ˈdʒɪpsəm/ See IPA manual Freq #48570 Meanings 1 noun a soft white or colorless mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulfate, widely used to make plaster, cement, and wallboard The builders used gypsum panels to form the interior walls. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a soft white or colorless... calcium sulfate dihydrateplaster stone Word family Related forms plasteralabasterselenitegesso Common collocations gypsum board Noun + noun Etymology From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek gypsos ("chalk, gypsum, plaster"). Gesso, the artist's plaster preparation, is a later doublet that reached English through Italian. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gypsum **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɪpsəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒɪpsəm/ **Frequency rank:** 48570 ## Meanings 1. a soft white or colorless mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulfate, widely used to make plaster, cement, and wallboard ## Examples - The builders used gypsum panels to form the interior walls. ## Synonyms - calcium sulfate dihydrate - plaster stone ## Related Forms - plaster - alabaster - selenite - gesso ## Etymology From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek gypsos ("chalk, gypsum, plaster"). Gesso, the artist's plaster preparation, is a later doublet that reached English through Italian. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown