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Definition of Portland cement
1. Noun. A cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result.
Definition of Portland cement
1. Noun. A finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portland Cement
Literary usage of Portland cement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Its shores are precipitous cliffs of from 3000 to 6000 feet in elevation.
Portland cement. Portland cement is the product obtained by ..."
2. Proceedings of the Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1906)
"Page Allis-Chalmers Co 397 Alpha Portland cement Co 2c Alsen Cement Co 408 American
Carpenter and Builder.... 3C American Cement Co 368 American Hydraulic ..."
3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1894)
"Regulation for the uniform supply and testing of Portland cement, 55, 336. ...
Notes on testing Portland cement, 325. The improvement of Portland cement by ..."
4. Proceedings (1889)
"Much has been written concerning Portland cement, and many thousands of experiments
have been made and the results published, by Messrs. Grant. ..."
5. Text-book of the Materials of Engineering by Herbert Fisher Moore (1917)
"CHAPTER XVII Portland cement AND CONCRETE Portland cement.—To the engineer the
most important of the cementing materials is Portland cement. ..."
6. Text-book of the Materials of Engineering by Herbert Fisher Moore (1917)
"CHAPTER XVII Portland cement AND CONCRETE Portland cement.—To the engineer the
most important of the cementing materials is Portland cement. ..."
7. Materials of Construction by Harry E. Pulver (1922)
"The specific gravity test of Portland cement is not of much importance and is
... The specifications require that the specific gravity of Portland cement ..."
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