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Definition of cementation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cementation

noun

NAmE//ˌsimɛnˈteɪʃn//

[uncountable]

1(chemistry) the process of changing a metal by heating it together with a powder

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2(geology) the process of grains of sand, etc. sticking together to form sedimentary rocks

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