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2. To unite firmly or closely.
Shak.

3. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to
cement a cellar bottom.

Ce*ment", v. i. To become
cemented or firmly united; to cohere. S. Sharp.

Ce*ment"al (?), a. Of or
pertaining to cement, as of a tooth; as, cemental
tubes. R. Owen.

Cem`en*ta"tion (?), n.
1. The act or process of
cementing.

2. (Chem.) A process which
consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other
substances, and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to
cause fusion, the physical properties of the body being changed
by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by
cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by
cementation with sand.

Ce*ment"a*to*ry (?), a. Having
the quality of cementing or uniting firmly.

Ce*ment"er (?), n. A person or
thing that cements.

Cem`en*ti"tious (?), a. [L.
caementitius pertaining to quarry stones.


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