Plural of calcium; multiple instances or types of the chemical element calcium (Ca), a soft metal essential for bones and teeth.
English plural of 'calcium,' which comes from Latin 'calx' (lime). Calcium was isolated and named as an element in the early 1800s.
While you rarely hear 'calciums' in everyday speech, scientists use it when discussing different calcium isotopes or calcium compounds in research—it's a reminder that even basic elements have multiple variations!
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