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pozzolona

pozzolona is the alternative form of pozzolana.

Meaning of pozzolana

Noun

pozzolana (countable and uncountable, plural pozzolanas)

  1. A type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.
    • Finally the street is strewn with pozzolana to prevent the horses from slipping on the smooth paving.1962, WH Auden; Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 450

Questions about pozzolona

What is pozzolona the alternative form of?
Pozzolona is the alternative form of pozzolana.

Words near pozzolona in the dictionary

  1. pozzolana
  2. pozzolanas
  3. pozzolanic
  4. pozzolanicity
  5. pozzolans
  6. pozzolona
  7. pozzuolana
  8. pozzuolanas
  9. pozzuolanic
  10. pozzy
  11. Poço das Antas

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