Pozzuolana Definition

pätswōlänə
noun
A volcanic rock, powdered and used in making a hydraulic cement.
Webster's New World
A siliceous or siliceous-and-aluminous material that will, in finely divided form and in the presence of moisture, react with calcium hydroxide to form a cement.
Webster's New World

Alternative spelling of pozzolana.

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Other Word Forms of Pozzuolana

Noun

Singular:
pozzuolana
Plural:
pozzuolanas

Pozzuolana Sentence Examples

  • When lime is used as a matrix, certain natural earths such as pozzuolana or trass, or, failing these, powdered bricks or tiles, may be used instead of sand with great advantage.

  • They are mostly of volcanic origin, and include pumice, tufa, santorin earth, trass and pozzuolana itself.

  • They are not usually manufactured by the careful grinding together of the pozzuolana and the lime, but are mixed roughly, a great excess of pozzuolana being employed.

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