plâtre de Paris

Traductions

• anglais

  Auteur : Domtar, 1982

  Définition

  A fine white powder consisting essentially of the hemihydrate of calcium sulfate ((...)) that is made by calcining gypsum until it is partially dehydrated, that forms with water a paste which soon sets, and that is used chiefly for casts molds, building materials (as plasters, tiles, blocks, moldings, and stuccoworks), and for surgical bandages.

  Termes :

  1. plaster of Paris
  2. calcined gypsum