How to say "calcium" in Japanese
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- nounThe everyday word for calcium, the element Ca. Use it when talking about calcium in food, health, or chemistry, as in discussions of calcium-rich foods or calcium deficiency.
- Caシー・エーnounThe chemical symbol for the element calcium, read シー・エー. It is an abbreviation rather than a spoken word, so it appears mainly in scientific and technical writing, not in everyday conversation.
Use 「カルシウム」 for calcium in ordinary contexts such as nutrition and chemistry; Ca is simply the chemical abbreviation for the element, used mainly in scientific writing and formulas.
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