cementation

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cementation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cementation \Cem`en*ta"tion\, n.
     1. The act or process of cementing.
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     2. (Chem.) A process which consists in surrounding a solid
        body with the powder of other substances, and heating the
        whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the
        physical properties of the body being changed by chemical
        combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by
        cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes
        porcelain by cementation with sand.
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