plaster of Paris
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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
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- calcium sulphate hypernym
- gesso hyponym
Parts & wholes
- gypsum substance meronym
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- plaster derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaster |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | gypsum |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | calcium sulphate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gesso |