Cement

se-ment′, n. anything that makes two bodies stick together: mortar: a bond of union.— v.t. to unite with cement: to join firmly.— n. Cementā′tion , the act of cementing: the proce by which iron is turned into steel, gla into porcelain, .—done by surrounding them with a cement or powder and exposing them to heat.— adjs. Cement′atory , Cement i′tious , having the quality of cementing or uniting firmly. [O. Fr. ciment —L. cæmentum , chip of stone used to fill up in building a wall, cædimentum — cædĕre , to cut.]