Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: alite
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An impure form of tricalcium silicate.

Uncountable

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."

Etymology

Named by Alfred Elis Törnebohm in 1897 after examining Portland cement through a microscope.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does alite mean?: An impure form of tricalcium silicate.
Where does alite come from?: Named by Alfred Elis Törnebohm in 1897 after examining Portland cement through a microscope.

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