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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gypsum /ˈdʒɪpsəm/

▶noun a soft white or grey mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, used to make plaster of Paris and in the building industry.

– derivatives
gypsiferous /-ˈsɪf(ə)rəs/ adjective.

– origin ME: from L., from Gk gupsos.

'gypsum' also found in these Oxford entries:

alabaster - gesso - gypsophila - plaster - satin spar - selenite

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