"cementitious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛmɛnˈtɪʃəs/, /ˌsɛmənˈtɪʃəs/ Forms: more cementitious [comparative], most cementitious [superlative]
Etymology: From cement + -itious, from Latin caementitius (“pertaining to quarry stones”). See cement. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cement|-itious}} cement + -itious, {{bor|en|la|caementitius||pertaining to quarry stones}} Latin caementitius (“pertaining to quarry stones”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cementitious (comparative more cementitious, superlative most cementitious)
  1. Resembling or having some properties of cement. Related terms: cemented, cementitic

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