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Portland cement

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Portland cement \Port"land ce*ment"\
   A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England,
   made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime
   and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky
   clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens
   under water.

Source : WordNet®

Portland cement
     n : a cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone
         and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result [syn: {hydraulic
         cement}]
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