calcium gluconate

noun

: a white powdery salt CaC12H22O14 used especially to supplement bodily calcium stores

Examples of calcium gluconate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The most commonly available forms are: calcium carbonate, calcium malate, calcium citrate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium lactate, and calcium gluconate. Casey Seiden, Ms Rdn Cdn Cdces, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2023 First, the visitors rode to Hospital Metropolitano de la Montaña to drop off the medicine its staff had requested: dopamine, epinephrine, magnesium sulfate, atropine, calcium gluconate, and more. Richard Fausset, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of calcium gluconate was in 1875

Dictionary Entries Near calcium gluconate

Cite this Entry

“Calcium gluconate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcium%20gluconate. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

calcium gluconate

noun
: a white crystalline or granular powdery salt C12H22CaO14 used to supplement bodily calcium stores

More from Merriam-Webster on calcium gluconate

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!