Cementum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cementum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Cementum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cementum n a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth Synonym(s): cementum, cement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cement \Cement"\ (s[ecr]m[ecr]nt" or s[ecr]m"[ecr]nt), n. [OF. cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made, contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.] 1. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other, as mortar, glue, etc. 2. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under water. 3. The powder used in cementation. See {Cementation}, n., 2. 4. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship, or men in society. [bd]The cement of our love.[b8] 5. (Anat.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; -- called also {cementum}. {Hydraulic cement}. See under {Hydraulic}.