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puzzolan

puzzolan 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

Forms of puzzolan

pluralpuzzolans

Questions about puzzolan

What is puzzolan the alternative form of?
Puzzolan is the alternative form of pozzolana.

Words near puzzolan in the dictionary

  1. puzzlingness
  2. puzzlings
  3. puzzlist
  4. puzzlists
  5. puzzly
  6. puzzolan
  7. puzzolana
  8. puzzolanas
  9. puzzolano
  10. puzzolanos
  11. puzzolans

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