Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gypsum

1 sense of gypsum

Sense 1
gypsum -- (a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris))
       => mineral -- (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
       => calcium sulphate, calcium sulfate -- (a white salt (CaSO4))