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puzzolano

puzzolano is the alternative spelling 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 puzzolano

pluralpuzzolanos

Questions about puzzolano

What is puzzolano the alternative spelling of?
Puzzolano is the alternative spelling of pozzolana.

Words near puzzolano in the dictionary

  1. puzzlists
  2. puzzly
  3. puzzolan
  4. puzzolana
  5. puzzolanas
  6. puzzolano
  7. puzzolanos
  8. puzzolans
  9. Pušća
  10. Pușcași
  11. Puṇṇa Mantānīputta

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