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The art, trade, or work of building.
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ceramic
Construction; Industrial
A hard, brittle material made by baking clay at a high temperature. Some ceramics conduct electric current.
concrete
Construction; Industrial
A building material that is made up of cement, sand, pebbles, and water. It becomes very hard when it dries.
slaked lime
Construction; Industrial
Slaked lime is used to make mortar. It is mixed with sand and water and used to hold bricks together
quicklime
Construction; Industrial
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
absorbent
Construction; Industrial
A substance that penetrates the inner structure of another, used to remove or extract one of the compounds of a mixed stream. The component is subsequently separated from the ...
accelerator
Construction; Industrial
A compound, usually organic, that greatly reduces the time for a reaction to take place.
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