CEMENTITIOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cementitious mean? 

• CEMENTITIOUS (adjective)
  The adjective CEMENTITIOUS has 1 sense:

1. like or relevant to or having the properties of cement

  Familiarity information: CEMENTITIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEMENTITIOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Like or relevant to or having the properties of cement

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the adhesion of cementitious materials

Pertainym:

cement (a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar)

Derivation:

cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)

cement (a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar)