Portland cement

See also: portland cement

English

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Etymology

From its resemblance to limestone from Portland in Dorset.

Noun

Portland cement (countable and uncountable, plural Portland cements)

  1. A finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay.
    • 2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “Building a greener future”, in RAIL, number 999, page 36:
      Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the world's most common form of cement. The blue plaque dedicated to inventor Joseph Aspdin describes OPC as "one of mankind's most important manufactured materials".

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Derived terms
  • OPC
  • ordinary Portland cement
  • PC
  • white Portland cement

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