See Also: cement 1, noun(dictionary)
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cement(1)(dictionary)
cement(encyclopedia)
cement(medicine)
cement(2)(dictionary)
cement 2, verb(dictionary)
tooth cement(medicine)
Parker's cement(dictionary)
CHIAHSIN CEMENT(finance)

cement 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: ciment, from Latin caementum 'small pieces of stone used in making mortar', from caedere 'to cut']
a grey powder made from lime and clay that becomes hard when it is mixed with water and allowed to dry, and that is used in building
-see also concrete concrete
::a bag of cement
a thick sticky substance that becomes very hard when it dries and is used for filling holes or sticking things together