CEMENTATIONS

Noun

cementations

plural of cementation

Source: Wiktionary


CEMENTATION

Cem`en*ta"tion, n.

1. The act or process of cementing.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: A process which consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other substances, and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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