CEMENTITIOUS

cementitious

(adjective) like or relevant to or having the properties of cement; “the adhesion of cementitious materials”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cementitious (comparative more cementitious, superlative most cementitious)

Resembling or having some properties of cement.

Source: Wiktionary


Cem`en*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. caementitius pertaining to quarry stones. See Cement, n. ]

Definition: Of the nature of cement. [R.] Forsyth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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