Crossword-Solution: POZZUOLANA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Pozzuolana | n. | Alt. of Pozzolana |
We have 1 clue for the answer “POZZUOLANA”
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| siliceous volcanic ash used to make hydraulic cement | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
RAEA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with POZZUOLANA (5)
Three different kinds of stone compose the basis of the Roman Campagna; the _tufa litoide_, as hard and durable as granite, used extensively for building purposes; the _tufa granolare_, which is consistent enough to retain the form given to it by excavators, but it is useless as building material, and lastly the _Pozzuolana_, largely employed in the making of Roman cement.
When lime is used as a matrix, certain natural earths such as pozzuolana or trass, or, failing these, powdered bricks or tiles, may be used instead of sand with great advantage.
They are mostly of volcanic origin, and include pumice, tufa, santorin earth, trass and pozzuolana itself.
They are not usually manufactured by the careful grinding together of the pozzuolana and the lime, but are mixed roughly, a great excess of pozzuolana being employed.
The hills are composed of loose scoriæ, blocks of lava, lapilli, and pozzuolana, with fragments of trachyte and granite.