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ce⋅ment

  [si-ment]
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–noun
1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
2. any of various soft, sticky substances that dry hard or stonelike, used esp. for mending broken objects or for making things adhere.
3. Petrography. the compact groundmass surrounding and binding together the fragments of clastic rocks.
4. anything that binds or unites: Time is the cement of friendship.
5. Dentistry.
a. a hardening, adhesive, plastic substance, used in the repair of teeth for anchoring fillings or inlays, for filling, or for fastening crowns.
b. Informal. cementum.
–verb (used with object)
6. to unite by or as if by cement: to cement stones to form a wall; to cement a relationship.
7. to coat or cover with cement: to cement a floor.
–verb (used without object)
8. to become cemented; join together or unite; cohere.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L cēmentum, var. of caementum (sing. of caementa unprocessed cuttings from the quarry, i.e., rough stone and chips) < *caed-mentom, equiv. to caed(ere) to cut + -mentum -ment; r. ME cyment < OF ciment < L, as above

Related forms:
ce⋅ment⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ce⋅ment⋅er, noun
ce⋅ment⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
6. merge, join, bind, fuse, secure.
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Main Entry: ce·ment
Pronunciation: si-'ment
Function: noun
1 : CEMENTUM
2 : a plastic composition made especially of zinc or silica for filling dental cavities
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cement ce·ment (sĭ-měnt')
n.

  1. A substance used for filling dental cavities or anchoring crowns, inlays, or other restorations.

  2. See cementum.

  3. A substance that hardens to act as an adhesive; glue.

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