pozzolana

noun

poz·zo·la·na ˌpät-sə-ˈlä-nə

variants or pozzolan

ˈpät-sə-lən

: finely divided siliceous or siliceous and aluminous material that reacts chemically with slaked lime at ordinary temperature and in the presence of moisture to form a strong slow-hardening cement

pozzolanic

ˌpät-sə-ˈla-nik

-ˈlä-

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The ancient Romans did something similar, using volcanic ash in their pozzolana concrete, examples of which have lasted thousands of years. —

IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2018 And so Giocondo built structures that mixed lime and pozzolana, as Vitruvius instructed. —

Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2017 Clay was a major component, and a volcanic ash, today called pozzolana, was also used. —

Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2017

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