English Explanatory Dictionary

alite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An impure form of tricalcium silicate.

Word forms

alite

Etymology

Named by Alfred Elis Törnebohm in 1897 after examining Portland cement through a microscope.

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