slag cement
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noun
a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
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Origin of slag cement
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby slag cement
slacks, slack suit, slacktivism, slack water, slag, slag cement, slag down, slaggy, slag heap, slain, slàinte mhath
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