Portland cement
nounEtymology
From its resemblance to limestone from Portland in Dorset.
Definitions
A finely-ground powder made by heating and pulverizing limestone and clay.
- Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the world's most common form of cement. The blue plaque dedicated to inventor Joseph Aspdin describes OPC as "one of mankind's most important manufactured materials".
Alternative letter-case form of Portland cement.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA