ˌpätsəˈlänə noun
or poz·zo·lan ˈpätsələn ; also poz·zu·o·la·na ˌpätsəwəˈlänə ; or puz·zo·lan ˈpütsələn ; or puz·zo·la·na ˌpütsəˈlänə
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Etymology: Italian pozzolana from Medieval Latin putheolana, from Latin puteolana, feminine of puteolanus, adjective, of or belonging to Puteoli, from Puteoli (now Pozzuoli ), seaport in southern Italy + Latin -anus -an
1. : an aggregate material (as volcanic ash, tuff) used by the ancient Romans as an ingredient of mortar
2. : any pulverulent siliceous or siliceous and aluminous substance that reacts chemically with slaked lime at ordinary temperature and in the presence of moisture to form a cementitious compound
3. : a mortar or hydraulic cement consisting essentially of pozzolana and slaked lime — compare portland-pozzolan cement