(chemistry) Related to calcium or its compounds. / (pharmacology) Used to form names of vitamin D analogs/derivatives.

(pharmacology) Used to form names of vitamin D analogs/derivatives.

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

(pathology) mineralization of soft tissues occurring without a systemic mineral imbalance.

The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.

(inorganic chemistry) A colourless or white inorganic compound, CaCO₃, occurring as chalk, limestone, marble etc; reacts with acids to liberate carbon dioxide.

(medicine) A medical condition, also called pseudogout or CPPD, which resembles gout but results from precipitation of crystals in the joints by a different compound.

(chemistry) the calcium salt of sorbic acid

(chemistry) the calcium salt of benzoic acid

(chemistry) the calcium salt of formic acid; used in the scrubbing of flue gases, and as a food preservative