pozzolana
[ pot-suh-lah-nuh; Italian pawt-tsaw-lah-nah ]
noun
a porous variety of volcanic tuff or ash used in making hydraulic cement.
Origin of pozzolana
1- Also poz·zo·lan [pot-suh-luhn], /ˈpɒt sə lən/, poz·zuo·la·na [pot-swuh-lah-nuh; Italian pawt-tswaw-lah-nah], /ˌpɒt swəˈlɑ nə; Italian ˌpɔt tswɔˈlɑ nɑ/, puzzolan, puzzolana.
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How to use pozzolana in a sentence
This shows the utter unfitness of the pozzolana beds in which the arenaria are excavated for the construction of the Catacombs.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe celebrated pozzolana sand makes the best mortar in the world, from its gritty nature.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. YaggyNot only the walls but the vaults were built in this pozzolana concrete, and formed one solid mass.
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