Nitrocalcite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nitrocalcite \Ni`tro*cal"cite\, n. [Nitro- + calcite.] (Min.)
     Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color,
     occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone
     caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nitrocalcite
       n : the mineral form of calcium nitrate