Masonry cement
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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
Resources and Citations
- 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