hydraulic cement

noun

A cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden underwater.

Meanings

nounhydraulic cement (countable and uncountable, plural hydraulic cements)

plural hydraulic cements

  1. countableuncountableA cement or mortar made of hydraulic lime, which will harden underwater.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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