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laitance

[ leyt-ns ]

noun

  1. a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of laitance1

1905–10; special use of French laitance milt, equivalent to lait milk (< Latin lact-, stem of lac ) + -ance -ance

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