n.
- a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, used in making mortar and concrete.
▸concrete.
- a soft glue that hardens on setting.
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(also cementum)
Anatomy a thin layer of bony material that fixes teeth to the jaw.
- Geology the material which binds particles together in sedimentary rock.
v.
fix with cement.
▸settle or establish firmly.
Derivative
- cementer n.
- cementitious adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. ciment (n.), cimenter (v.), from L. caementum ‘quarry stone’, from caedere ‘hew’.