pozzuolana

poz·zo·la·na

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pot-suh-lah-nuh; Italian pawt-tsaw-lah-nah]
- /ˌpɒt səˈlɑ nə; Italian ˌpɔt tsɔˈlɑ nɑ/
- /pˌɒzjuːəlˈɑːnə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pot-suh-lah-nuh; Italian pawt-tsaw-lah-nah]
- /ˌpɒt səˈlɑ nə; Italian ˌpɔt tsɔˈlɑ nɑ/

Definitions of pozzuolana word

noun pozzuolana a porous variety of volcanic tuff or ash used in making hydraulic cement. 1
noun pozzuolana a type of porous volcanic ash used in making hydraulic cements 0
noun pozzuolana any of various artificial substitutes for this ash used in cements 0
noun pozzuolana a volcanic rock, powdered and used in making a hydraulic cement 0
noun pozzuolana a siliceous or siliceous-and-aluminous material that will, in finely divided form and in the presence of moisture, react with calcium hydroxide to form a cement 0

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Origin of pozzuolana

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; < Italian < Latin puteolāna, feminine of puteolānus of Pozzuoli (< Latin Puteolī literally, little springs); see -an

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pozzuolana popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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