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Keene's cement

Keene's cement noun: a kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.

Noun

Keene's cement (uncountable)

  1. A kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
    • Dry, powdered mineral colors can be added to Keene's cement, which is occasionally used sculpturally as a casting material.1988, Jack C Rich, The Materials and Methods of Sculpture, Courier Dover, page 60

Synonyms of Keene's cement

Origin of Keene's cement

Named after Richard Wynn Keene, who first patented it in 1838.

Questions about Keene's cement

What does Keene's cement mean?
Keene's cement means a kind of plaster which sets white, made from gypsum with alum.
What part of speech is Keene's cement?
Keene's cement is a noun.

Words near Keene's cement in the dictionary

  1. Keena
  2. Keenan
  3. Keenas
  4. Keenbrook
  5. keene
  6. Keene's cement
  7. keened
  8. Keenen
  9. keener
  10. keeners
  11. keenest

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