calcium
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- /ˈkælsiəm/
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calcio
- So load bearing exercise, vitamin D and calcium all work in tandem.
- calcium intake
- calcium supplements
- calcium carbonate
No, milk is a better source of calcium than oat juice.
- No, milk is a better source of calcium than oat juice.
- Those would be very high quality calcium and mineral sources.
- So load bearing exercise, vitamin D and calcium all work in tandem.
- Like calcium is good for your bones, right?
- It just means you need to eat more calcium rich foods.
- It blocks the calcium influx, it blocks the inflammation.
- And you know, a bunch of Whole Foods contain calcium.
- But it turns out all of those hits are calcium signaling proteins.
- And so you can absorb the calcium a lot better.
- This test blood sugar, calcium, electrolytes and kidney function.
- We've reduced it very much to just calcium, but it's so much more than that.
Examples
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But Joshua, how do you get enough protein, calcium and iron?
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Like calcium is good for your bones, right?
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But how do I increase my calcium without taking a supplement?
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It's very important for young mothers to have lots of calcium.
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That's the only way they can get calcium.
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No, milk is a better source of calcium than oat juice.
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What I'm going to do is to sprinkle some calcium granules into this water.
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The bones were coated in a shimmering calcium secretion, which is very similar in nature.
Fiction book (1996) -
A slight calcium deficiency.
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Calcium is essential for the formation of bones and teeth in growing children.
Compounds
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A white material in rocks like chalk and limestone and in shells that people use to make lime and cement
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4.6
A drug that reduces calcium entering heart and blood vessel muscles to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
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4.2
A white salt found in bones and teeth that helps make them strong
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A white chemical used to clean and kill germs in water, for example in pools
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4.0
A small positively charged particle of calcium that helps blood to clot and muscles to move
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A white mineral used to make plaster, improve soil, and to make some foods and medicines
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5.2
A medicine that reduces calcium entering the heart and blood vessels to treat high blood pressure and chest pain
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A salt that makes water hard and forms when limestone dissolves in water with carbon dioxide
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A hard gray chemical that makes acetylene gas when it touches water and is used in industry
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A white chemical that can burn skin, used in building and farming to make soil less acidic
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A white powder made by adding water to lime and used in mortar and to reduce acid in soil
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A white salt that absorbs water from the air, dissolves in water, and is used as a fertilizer
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A white solid chemical used in building and industry that makes lime when water is added and gets hot
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A white powder that does not dissolve in water and helps things move and flow better
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A grey-white chemical used as a fertilizer to add nitrogen to soil
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A brick made from sand and lime instead of clay, usually light gray and used for building
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A medicine that reduces pain and swelling in arthritis and similar conditions
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word calcium comes from the Latin word calx, meaning 'lime'. A good way to remember it is that chalk and limestone are forms of calcium, so the name links the element to the white 'lime' stone and to how it helps build strong bones and teeth.