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HYDRAULIC CEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result
Synonyms:
hydraulic cement; Portland cement
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Hypernyms ("hydraulic cement" is a kind of...):
cement (a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar)