Belite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Belite is a noun meaning An industrial mineral made up of primarily of dicalcium silicate.
Meaning
An industrial mineral made up of primarily of dicalcium silicate.
Example Sentences
After heating in the kiln, the melted material is cooled rapidly to form an assemblage of the silicates alite (also known by the cement chemistry notation C3S) and belite (C2S), tricalcium aluminate (C3A) and tetracalcium aluminoferrite (C4AF), known as clinker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include portlandite, chalcocite, cerussite, strontianite, cementite, coal.
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