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cementitious

/ˌsɛmɛnˈtɪʃəs/

cementitious adjective: resembling or having some properties of cement; containing cement.

Adjective

cementitious (comparative more cementitious, superlative most cementitious)

  1. Resembling or having some properties of cement; containing cement.
    • This decomposition is owing to the action of the atmosphere , sun , and rain , that alters the cementitious or stiff matter in the different earthy particles . The cementitious matter is chiefly sulphureous or aluminous1806, Robert Forsyth, The Beauties of Scotland
    • In the course of (2014 repair) works it was discovered that inappropriate cementitious repairs had been carried out historically on the top of the tower inside the parapet wall at the base of the steeple.2021 April 25, Sarah McCutcheon, “Fresh calls to repair 200 year-old Limerick church”, in Limerick Leader

Synonyms of cementitious

Forms of cementitious

comparativemore cementitious
superlativemost cementitious

Origin of cementitious

By surface analysis, cement + -itious; compare Latin caementitius (“pertaining to quarry stones”) and compare cement.

Questions about cementitious

What does cementitious mean?
Cementitious means resembling or having some properties of cement; containing cement.
What part of speech is cementitious?
Cementitious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cementitious?
Cementitious is pronounced /ˌsɛmɛnˈtɪʃəs/.

Words near cementitious in the dictionary

  1. cementing together
  2. cementings
  3. cementite
  4. cementites
  5. cementitic
  6. cementitious
  7. cementless
  8. cementlike
  9. cementmaker
  10. cementmakers
  11. cementoblast

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