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laitance

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lai⋅tance

  [leyt-ns]
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–noun
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
Origin:
1905–10; special use of F laitance milt, equiv. to lait milk (< L lact-, s. of lac) + -ance -ance
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