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cement


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cement

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Any of several finely powdered inorganic materials that can be mixed with water then dried to form a solid, durable mass, such as plaster, lime, pozzolan cement, and portland cement. It is used in construction as an ingredient of mortar and concrete.

Variations

ciment

Zement

caementum

sement

cimento

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