plastic cement — noun : a material in a plastic state used to seal narrow openings often reinforced with asbestos or other fibers … Useful english dictionary
Plastic welding — is the process of welding plastic parts together. There are several techniques:Hot gas weldingThis is a plastic welding technique which is analogous to gas welding of metals, though the specific techniques are different. A specially designed heat … Wikipedia
Plastic pipework — standards for the conveyance of drinking water,waste water, chemicals, heating and cooling fluids, foodstuffs, ultra pure liquids, slurries, gases, compressed air and vacuum system applications. Plastic Pressure Pipe Systems have many advantages… … Wikipedia
Cement (disambiguation) — Cement may refer to:*Cement, a material for bonding stone or brick *Modelling Cement is a glue used in modelling which works by polymerizing the two plastic parts thanks to Butanone *Cement (novel), a 1925 Soviet novel by Fyodor Gladkov *Cement… … Wikipedia
Cement — In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance which sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The name cement goes back to the Romans who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry… … Wikipedia
cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 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… … Universalium
Cement mill — A 10 MW cement mill, output 270 tonnes per hour A cement mill (or finish mill in North American usage[1]) is the equipment used to grind the hard, nodular clinker from the cement kiln into the fine grey powder that is cement. Most cement is… … Wikipedia
cement — /səˈmɛnt / (say suh ment) noun 1. any of various substances which are soft when first prepared but later become hard or stone like, used for joining stones, making floors, etc. 2. a material of this kind (the ordinary variety, often called… …
cement — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sement, from Anglo French ciment, from Latin caementum stone chips used in making mortar, from caedere to cut Date: 14th century 1. a. concrete b. a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cement — ce•ment [[t]sɪˈmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) bui any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usu. mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material 2) bui any of various soft, sticky substances that dry … From formal English to slang