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portland blast-furnace slag cement

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Definition of portland blast-furnace slag cement

: a cement produced by intimately intergrinding a mixture of portland cement clinker and granulated blast-furnace slag in widely varying proportions

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“Portland blast-furnace slag cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portland%20blast-furnace%20slag%20cement. Accessed 28 Oct. 2020.

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