Masonry cement

Description

A premixed cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements are generally more workable than normal portland cement. They usually contain a portland cement base with hydrated lime, crushed limestone, diatomaceous earth or granulated slag to aid in spreading.

Synonyms and Related Terms

masonry cement

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 173

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

• Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998