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What does gypsum mean?

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Noun
  1. A mineral consisting of the hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris.
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The two most common interior wall surfaces are gypsum wallboard, usually referred to as drywall or gyp board, and plaster.
Fasten the corners of the gypsum lath or wallboard to the existing lath behind the plaster.
If you have gypsum wallboard, avoid pressing too hard or you will cut through its paper facing.
However, of these, only gypsum wallboard and asphalt paving report price gains in the double digits.
It mixes manure with recycled materials like cement or lime kiln dust, coal ash from electric power plants, and gypsum.
Drywall, often called gypsum, wallboard or sheetrock, is made of a crumbly fire resistant substance called gypsum.

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