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CEMENTITIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like or relevant to or having the properties of cement
Example:
the adhesion of cementitious materials
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
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)
Derivation:
cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)
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)