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单词 portland cement
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Portland cement

or portland cement


noun

a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.

Origin of Portland cement

First recorded in 1815–25; named after the Isle of Portland, Dorsetshire, England

Words nearby Portland cement

portio supravaginalis, portio vaginalis, Port Jackson, Port Jackson willow, Portland, Portland cement, Portlaoise, Port Lavaca, Port Louis, portly, Port Lyautey
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British Dictionary definitions for Portland cement

Portland cement

noun

a cement that hardens under water and is made by heating a slurry of clay and crushed chalk or limestone to clinker in a kiln

Word Origin for Portland cement

C19: named after the Isle of Portland, because its colour resembles that of the stone quarried there
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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