Asbestos
(n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine. |
Cement
(n.) Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc. |
Cement
(n.) A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water. |
Cement
(n.) The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2. |
Cement
(n.) Bond of union |
Cement
(n.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth |
Cement
(n.) To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. |
Cement
(n.) To unite firmly or closely. |
Cement
(n.) To overlay or coat with cement |
Cement
(v. i.) To become cemented or firmly united |
Portland cement
() A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water. |
Slate
(v. t.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates |
Slate
(v. t.) Any rock or stone having a slaty structure. |
Slate
(v. t.) A prepared piece of such stone. |
Slate
(v. t.) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc. |
Slate
(v. t.) A tablet for writing upon. |
Slate
(v. t.) An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes. |
Slate
(v. t.) A thin plate of any material |
Slate
(v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election |
Slate
(v. t.) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate |
Slate
(v. t.) To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment. |
Slate
(v. t.) To set a dog upon |
Slate-color
() A dark bluish gray color. |
Slate-gray
(a.) Of a dark gray, like slate. |
Water cement
() Hydraulic cement. |