PORTLAND CEMENT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result

Synonyms:

hydraulic cement; Portland cement

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Portland cement" is a kind of...):

cement (a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar)

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