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slag cement

noun

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

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Nearby words

slackly, slackness, slacks, slacktivism, slag, slag cement, slag down, slag heap, slaggy, slain, slake

Origin of slag cement

First recorded in 1880–85

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