Ca (Noun)
Meaning 1
A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Calcium, often referred to as Ca, is an essential mineral found in milk and dairy products that promotes bone growth.
- Plants obtain the Ca they need to build strong cell walls and respond to light and dark signals through absorption from the soil.
- During cell signaling processes in humans, calcium, denoted by Ca, is often the chemical that cells release into their surroundings.
- An X-ray showed significant calcium loss, Ca deficiencies in bones causing an alarming loss of density over time.
- Rapid precipitation, formed as carbonates that slowly changed to minerals including limestone made primarily of calcium or Ca over the passage of millennia.
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Meaning 2
A state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.