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Webster 1913 Edition

Pozzolana

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Pozˊzu-o-la′na

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Pozˊzo-la′-na

}

,

Noun.

[It.]

Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water.

Definition 2024

pozzolana

pozzolana

English

Noun

pozzolana ‎(plural pozzolanas)

A type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.

Related terms

Translations

type of volcanic ash

Esperanto: pucolano

Italian: pozzolana f

References

The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th ed, p.1122.

Italian

Noun

pozzolana f ‎(plural pozzolane)

(geology) pozzolana
pozzolan