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cement noun 1 a fine powder, composed of a mixture of clay and limestone, that hardens when mixed with water, and is used to make mortar and concrete. 2 any of various substances used as adhesives for bonding to a hard material. 3 dentistry any of various substances used to fill cavities in teeth. 4 another word for cementum. 5 geol any material, especially precipitated mineral salts, that binds loose particles of sediment together to form solid rock. verb (cemented, cementing) 1 to stick together with cement. 2 to apply cement. 3 to bind or make firm (eg a friendship).
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French ciment, from Latin caementum quarried stone.
cement, concrete Note that cement is not the same as concrete, but is the bonding ingredient of it. |
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