cement
cement: n. & v. --n.
1 a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, mixed with water to form mortar or used in concrete (see also Portland+cement ).
2 any similar substance that hardens and fastens on setting.
3 a uniting factor or principle.
4 a substance for filling cavities in teeth.
5 (also cementum) Anat. a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw. --v.tr.
1 a unite with or as with cement. b establish or strengthen (a friendship etc.).
2 apply cement to.
3 line or cover with cement. øcement-mixer a machine (usu. with a revolving drum) for mixing cement with water. øøcementer n. [ME f. OF ciment f. L caementum quarry stone f. caedere hew]
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Portland cement: n. a cement manufactured from chalk and clay which when hard resembles Portland stone in colour.
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