Portland cement

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Portland cement or portland cement

A hydraulic cement made by heating a limestone and clay mixture in a kiln and pulverizing the resulting material.

[After Portland, an urban district of southern England.]

Portland cement

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a cement that hardens under water and is made by heating a slurry of clay and crushed chalk or limestone to clinker in a kiln

[named after the Isle of Portland, because its colour resembles that of the stone quarried there]

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

hydraulic cement

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

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blast-furnace cement calcium cement Cementer hydraulic hydraulic cement hydraulically OPC plaster render stucco sulphate-resisting cement			Summary: The ministry of Trade on Monday called merchants to abide by the new margin limits for wholesale and retail sales of blended Portland cement set in the executive decree of 22 July 2009. Trade ministry calls for respect of new cement margin limits by UMCI News (Potomac Falls, VA) According to a recently report by the Portland Cement Association (PCA), gains in China and India, which together account for 58% of the world's cement consumption, will mask the harsh downturns predicted for many of the world's cement markets. China, India cushion blow to cement biz by Real Estate Weekly According to the Portland Cement Association (PCA), world's overall consumption of cement will decline 1. Taiwan Cement mulls plant setup in Guangdong province, China by The Taiwan Economic News			portfolio employment portfolio worker Portglave Portgreve porthole Porthook Porthors Portia portia tree Portici portico Porticoed Portiere portière portiforium Portigue Portile de Fier Portingal portion portion out Portioner Portionist Portionless Portise Portland Portland cement Portland sago Portland stone Portland vase Portlaoise Portlast portliness portly Portman portmanteau portmanteau morph portmanteau word Portmantle portmantologism Portmote Portnet Porto Pôrto Pôrto Alegre Porto Novo Porto Rican Porto Rico Pôrto Velho Porto-Novo portobello Portofino			Portland Area NetWare User Group Portland Area Networking User Group Portland Area Radio Council Portland Area Robotics Society Portland Area Ski Club Council Portland Area Sys Admins Portland Area Systems Administrators Portland Area Youth Soccer Association Portland Art Museum Portland Arts and Technology High School Portland Association of General Baptists Portland Association of Health Underwriters Portland Association of Independent Journalists Portland Association of Teachers Portland Audubon Society Portland Baroque Orchestra Portland Baseball Umpires Association Portland Basketball Officials Association Portland Bight Fisheries Management Council Portland Bill Seaside Squad Portland Blast-Furnace Slag Cement Portland Borough Council Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications Portland Business Alliance Portland cement Portland Cement Association portland cement clinker Portland cement concrete Portland cement concrete Portland cement concrete Portland cement concrete Portland cement concrete Portland Cement Concrete Pavement portland cement paint portland cement plaster portland cement stucco Portland Center for the Performing Arts Portland Center for the Visual Arts Portland Central America Solidarity Committee Portland Chamber Music Festival Portland Church of Religious Science Portland City League Baseball Portland Classical Chinese Garden Portland Community College Portland Community College Faculty Federation Portland Community Land Trust Portland Community Liberation Front Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc. Portland Community Wind Band Portland Concert Association Portland concrete Portland concrete Portland concrete Portland concrete Portland Department of Transportation

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