Calcium Sulfate
Synonyms
Alabaster
Anhydrous Calcium Sulfate
Anhydrous Sulfate of Lime
Artificial Dental Stone
Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate
Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate
Calcium Sulfate (2:1)
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate
Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous
Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate
Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate
Calcium Sulphate
Dental Gypsum
Dental Stone, Artificial
Dihydrate Calcium Sulfate
Drierite
Gypsite
Gypsum
Gypsum, Dental
Hemihydrate Calcium Sulfate
Karstenite
Lime Anhydrous Sulfate
Plaster of Paris
Stone, Artificial Dental
Sulfuric acid, calcium salt (1:1)
A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum.