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Noun: calcium octadecanoate
  1. An insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water
    - calcium stearate

Type of: salt

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calcium carbonate
calcium chloride
calcium hydrate
calcium hydride
calcium hydroxide
calcium hypochlorite
calcium ion
calcium lactate
calcium light
calcium nitrate
calcium octadecanoate
calcium oxide
calcium phosphate
calcium stearate
calcium sulfate
calcium sulphate
calcium-channel blocker
calcium-cyanamide
calc-tufa
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