English Explanatory Dictionary

creta preparata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Purified chalk (calcium carbonate) added to British National flour during World War II in order to improve nutrition.

Word forms

creta preparata

Etymology

The Latin name used by the British Pharmacopoeia to specify the product.

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