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Caking. Hard settling of pigment from paint.  
Cal/OSHA. California Occupational Safety and Health Act.  
Calcareous. Containing calcium or calcium carbonate; chalky.  
Calcification. Buildup of calcium carbonate on swimming pool walls and equipment; caused by precipitation of calcium from hard water.  
Calcimine. A white or tinted wash consisting of glue, whiting or zinc white, and water, used primarily on plastered surfaces; a type of tempera; sometimes written Kalsomine.  
Calcine. 1. To alter composition or physical state by heating. 2. To drive off or lose chemically combined water by action of heat thereby altering the chemical and physical characteristics of a material. 3. To release part or all of the water of crystallization from gypsum by the application of heat. 4. A ceramic mineral or mixture fired to less than fusion for use as a constituent in a ceramic composition.  
Calcined Board. Gypsum board which has been subjected to excessive heat.  
Calcined Gypsum. Gypsum that has been partially dehydrated by heat.  
Calcined. Heated to high temperature in absence of air.  
Calcium Aluminate Cement. The product obtained by pulverizing clinker consisting essentially of hydraulic calcium aluminates resulting from fusing or sintering a suitably proportioned mixture of aluminous and calcareous materials.  
Calcium Carbonate. Earth product obtained from deposits of chalk or dolomite; also called Whiting; used as extender pigment.  
Calcium Driers. Used widely in combination with other metal driers to convert paint to hard films.  
Calcium Gypsum. A dry powder, primarily calcium sulfate hemihydrate, resulting from calcination of gypsum; cementitious base for production of most gypsum plasters; also called Plaster of Paris; sometimes called Stucco.  
Calcium Hypchlorite. A chemical compound of chlorine and calcium used as a bacteriacide in swimming pools; available in white granular or tablet form and releases 70 percent of its weight as available chlorine.  
Calcium Insulation. A type of insulation, made of hydrated calcium silicate, that can withstand 1200° Fahrenheit and is not affected by moisture.  
Calcium Silicate. A sand and lime solution.  
Calcium Sulfate. 1. The chemical compound CaSO4. 2. White inert pigment which provides very little color or opacity. 3. A drying agent or desiccant in liquid line driers.  
Calculus. A method of computation or calculation in a special notation; the use of algebra to calculate changing quantities.  
Calendar Day. Each and every day on the calendar without dction for weekends or holidays.  
Calendered Papers. Wallpapers with hard finish.  
Caliber. 1.The internal diameter of a tube. 2. The character and capacity of a firm.  
Calibrate. To verify the graduations of an instrument and adjust them if necessary.  
Calidarium. The room containing the warm bath in Roman baths, also called Thermae.  
California Redwood Association (CRA). 405 Enfrente Drive #200, Novato, California 94949, (415) 382-0662, FAX (415) 382-8531.  
Caliper. 1.A measuring instrument with two legs resembling a divider, for measuring thicknesses, diameters, and distances between surfaces; with in-turned points to measure convex surfaces and out-turned points for measuring internal dimensions. 2. The precise measured thickness of gypsumboard. 3. The diameter of a tree trunk.  
Call System. A communicating device to connect one place with another.  
Calorie. 1. Small calorie or gram calorie, used by medical science;the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius. 2. Large calorie or great calorie; used by engineering science; the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius; a kilocalorie equals 1,000 calories.  
Calorimeter. Device used to measure quantities of heat or determine specific heats.  
Cam. A projection on a rotating part in machinery, shaped to impart reciprocal or variable motion to the part in contact with it.  
Camber Rod. A tension rod installed under a trussed beam.  

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