HOW TO PRONOUNCE
calcium
/ˈkælsiəm/
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Stress “cal” and give the second “c” an “s” sound.
Begin with the short a of cat. After l, the second c sounds like s, leading through ee into a light uh before the final m.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The chart lists the calcium content.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does calcium mean?
noun
- The chemical element (symbol Ca) with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.
- An atom of this element.
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/ˈkælsiəm/
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The electric arc, however, will melt even this, and the most refractory vessels are of calcium oxide or of graphite.
Among these, not considering oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, there are the salts of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, sulphur and phosphorus.
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They are called basic as opposed to "acid" rocks because they are richer in calcium and magnesium with lesser quantities of potassium.