PORTLAND CEMENT


Meaning of PORTLAND CEMENT in English

Pronunciation: ' po ̇ rt-l ə n(d)-

Function: noun

Etymology: Isle of Portland, England; from its resemblance to a limestone found there

Date: 1824

: a hydraulic cement made by finely pulverizing the clinker produced by calcining to incipient fusion a mixture of clay and limestone or similar materials

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