Albolith

Definitions

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
    • n Albolith A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite.
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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
    • n albolith A cement made by mixing pulverized calcined magnesite with fine silica. It forms a hard, durable compound which can be molded, and is found very useful in repairing stonework and as a preservative for various materials of construction.
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Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
L. albus, white + -lith,

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