calcium gluconate

noun

a white, tasteless, water-soluble powder, CaC12H22O14, used as a dietary supplement to provide calcium.

Origin of calcium gluconate

First recorded in 1880–85; glucon(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby calcium gluconate

calcium chloride, calcium cyanamide, calcium cyanide, calcium cyclamate, calcium fluoride, calcium gluconate, calcium hydroxide, calcium hypochlorite, calcium light, calcium metasilicate, calcium nitrate