cement making

  • 1Cement industry in the People's Republic of China — The cement making in China is a periodicity[clarification needed] industry and the largest in the world. Contents 1 Recent history 1.1 Output 1.2 …

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  • 2Cement kiln — Cement kilns are used for the pyroprocessing stage of manufacture of Portland and other types of hydraulic cement, in which calcium carbonate reacts with silica bearing minerals to form a mixture of calcium silicates. Over a billion tonnes of… …

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  • 3Cement — Ce*ment (s[e^]*m[e^]nt or s[e^]m [e^]nt), n. [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to… …

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  • 5cement-stone — cementˈ stone noun A clayey limestone, suitable for making hydraulic cement • • • Main Entry: ↑cement …

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  • 6cement — c.1300, from O.Fr. ciment cement, mortar, pitch, from L. cæmenta stone chips used for making mortar (singular caementum), from caedere to cut down, chop, beat, hew, fell, slay, from PIE root *kae id to strike (Cf. Skt. skhidati beats, tears, Lith …

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  • 7cement — ► NOUN 1) a powdery substance made by calcining lime and clay, used in making mortar and concrete. 2) a soft glue that hardens on setting. ► VERB 1) fix with cement. 2) establish or strengthen: the occasion cemented our friendship. DERIVATIVES… …

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  • 8cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 2. any of various… …

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  • 9Cement mill — A 10 MW cement mill, output 270 tonnes per hour A cement mill (or finish mill in North American usage[1]) is the equipment used to grind the hard, nodular clinker from the cement kiln into the fine grey powder that is cement. Most cement is… …

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  • 10Cement board — A cement board is a combination of cement and glass fibers formed into 4 foot by 8 foot sheets, 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick that are typically used as a tile backing board. Cement board can be nailed or screwed to wood or steel studs to create a… …

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