cement

  • 41cement — See cement, concrete …

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  • 42cement —    A microscopic textured nonskeletal void filling material precipitated on an intragranular or intrasedimentary free surface that holds the material together [20].    Synonyms: (French.) ciment; (German.) Zement; (Greek.) tsiménto; (Italian.)… …

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  • 43cement —  , concrete  The two are not interchangeable. Cement is a constituent of concrete, which also contains sand, gravel, and crushed rock …

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  • 44cement —    to prevent defecation    Used of medicine taken after an attack of diarrhoea, although concrete might seem more appropriate:     I d already got the trots. They re supposed to cement you up. (P. Scott, 1975, describing pills)    And in various …

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  • 45cement —    A powdered substance made by grinding calcined limestone and clay, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass or used as a binding ingredient in mortar or concrete. Sometimes called Portland cement after an important early …

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  • 46cement — noun 1》 a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, used in making mortar and concrete.     ↘concrete. 2》 a soft glue that hardens on setting. 3》 (also cementum) Anatomy a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw. 4》… …

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  • 47cement — 1. noun don t step in the wet cement Syn: mortar, grout, concrete; adhesive, glue, fixative, gum, paste; superglue; mucilage 2. verb he cemented the sample to a microscope slide Syn: stick, bond; fasten …

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  • 48cement — ce|ment sb., en, er, erne, i sms. cement , fx cementgulv …

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  • 49cement —   Kameki, kimeki, palaina kimeki, puna kameki.    ♦ To smooth fresh cement with a trowel, palaina …

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  • 50cement — cementas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Miltelių pavidalo ppr. mineralinė rišamoji medžiaga. atitikmenys: angl. cement rus. цемент …

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