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grappier cement

American  
[grap-ee-ey] / ˈgræp iˌeɪ /

noun

  1. a by-product of the calcination of hydraulic lime, having similar properties and made from ground, unslaked lumps.

Etymology

Origin of grappier cement

1900–05; < French grappier, derivative of grappe bunch of grapes. See grape, -ier 2

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