cement
A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
Other meanings
The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
Related words
- cementable
- cemental
- cementation
- cementer
- cementhead
- cementite
- cementless
- cementlike
- cementoclast
- cementoenamel
- cementogenic
- cementoid
Word history
From Middle English "syment".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cement” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.