LAITANCE


Meaning of LAITANCE in English

/layt"ns/ , n.

a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.

[ 1905-10; special use of F laitance milt, equiv. to lait milk ( lact-, s. of lac ) + -ance -ANCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .