Chalk vs. Gypsum
Difference Between Chalk and Gypsum
Chalknoun
(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone.
Gypsumnoun
A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris.
Chalknoun
(countable) A piece of chalk, or nowadays processed compressed gypsum, that is used for drawing and for writing on a blackboard.
Gypsumnoun
a common white or colorless mineral (hydrated calcium sulphate) used to make cements and plasters (especially plaster of Paris)
Chalknoun
Tailor's chalk.
Chalknoun
A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk.
Chalknoun
A platoon-sized group of airborne soldiers.
Chalknoun
The prediction that there will be no upsets, and the favored competitor will win.
Chalkverb
To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
Chalkverb
To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
Chalkverb
To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
Chalkverb
(figuratively) To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
Chalkverb
To manure (land) with chalk.
Chalkverb
To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
Chalknoun
a soft whitish calcite
Chalknoun
a pure flat white with little reflectance
Chalknoun
amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
Chalknoun
a piece of chalk (or similar substance) used for writing on blackboards or other surfaces
Chalkverb
write, draw, or trace with chalk
