What is volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water called?
pozzolana — Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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