Set a broken arm in a plaster cast.
calcined gypsum; plaster of Paris
plaster figure; plaster bust
anhydrite
alabaster
Standard kanji spelling for gypsum/plaster.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; used when the second kanji is difficult or for readability.
From Chinese 石膏 (shígāo), literally 'stone paste/oil', referring to the mineral gypsum.