Definition of cementation

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Cementation (n.) 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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Cementation :: Cementation (n.) The act or process of cementing.
Cement :: Cement (n.) The powder used in cementation. See Cementation, n., 2..
Carbonize :: Carbonize (v. t.) To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel by cementation..
Cementation :: Cementation (n.) 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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