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氧化鈣

简氧化钙 · 繁氧化鈣

Mandarin · pinyin yǎng huà gài

calcium oxide, CaO
(slang) (used as a substitute for 肏 cào, since CaO resembles cào)

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氧: yǎng · oxygen (element 8, O)
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
鈣: Look up this written character
钙: gài · calcium (element 20, Ca)

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3–4–4 · yang3 hua4 gai4

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noun

(chemistry) calcium oxide

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