slag cement

noun

a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.

Origin of slag cement

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First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use slag cement in a sentence

slag cement is made by grinding together slaked lime and granulated blast furnace slag.
Concrete Construction | Halbert P. Gillette
The product termed slag cement sets slowly, but ultimately attains a strength scarcely inferior to that of Portland cement.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 | Various

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