Preferred term
calcium
Is replaced by
Definition
- [GEMET] A malleable silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline hearth group; the fifth most abundant element in the earth crust, occurring especially as forms of calcium carbonate. It is an essential constituent of bones and teeth and is used as a deoxidizer in steel.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Ca
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
French
- calcium
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_81
