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pozzuolana Definition

poz·zuo·lana (pät′swō lä)

noun

  1. a volcanic rock, powdered and used in making a hydraulic cement
  2. a siliceous or siliceous-and-aluminous material that will, in finely divided form and in the presence of moisture, react with calcium hydroxide to form a cement
Also pozzolan poz′·zo·lan′ (pätsə län′) or pozzolana poz′·zo·la′na (-lä)

Etymology: It < L puteolana (pulvie), (powder of) Puteoli (now It Pozzuoli), site of the quarries

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