Word
plaster of Paris, n.
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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plaster
plaster of Paris
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derivationally related form
plaster
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hyponym
gesso
substance meronym
gypsum
hypernym
calcium sulphate, calcium sulfate