Calcium Carbonate
Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. It is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis patients and as a calcium supplement.
Year introduced: 1965
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Tree Number(s): D01.146.275, D01.200.275.150.150, D01.578.200
MeSH Unique ID: D002119
Registry Number: H0G9379FGK
Entry Terms:
- Carbonate, Calcium
- Milk of Calcium
- Calcium Milk
- Aragonite
- Calcite
- Chalk
- Limestone
- Marble
- Vaterite
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