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plaster of paris
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Noun plaster of paris has 1 sense
- plaster of paris(n = noun.substance) plaster - any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs; Array has particulars: gesso
is a kind of calcium sulfate, calcium sulphate
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