cement : Idioms & Phrases

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cement mixer

  • noun a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete
    concrete mixer.
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Hydraulic cement

  • noun a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
    hydraulic cement.
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  • a cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden under water.
Webster 1913

Iron cement

  • a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.
Webster 1913

portland cement

  • noun a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
    hydraulic cement.
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Port"land ce*ment"
Definitions
  1. A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water.
Webster 1913

Roman cement

  • a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.
Webster 1913

rubber cement

  • noun an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha
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water cement

Wa"ter ce*ment"
Definitions
  1. Hydraulic cement.
Webster 1913