How to say "cement" in Japanese

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  • セメントJLPT N2approx.Common
    nounThe common everyday word for cement, covering the building material and similar adhesive uses. This is the word you want in nearly all ordinary contexts, including construction and dentistry.
    石いしの塊かたまりはセメントで接合せつごうされた。↗
    The blocks of stone were jointed with cement.
  • 白亜質はくあしつ
    nounA less common technical term for cementum, the calcified tissue covering tooth roots. It is really an anatomical term, not how you would refer to cement as a material.
  • セメント質セメントしつ
    nounA less common technical term meaning cementum, the bone-like substance on tooth roots. Like 白亜質, it belongs to dental and anatomical usage rather than ordinary talk of cement.

Use 「セメント」 for cement in everyday senses (the building material or dental cement); 白亜質 and 「セメント質」 are rarer technical terms, mainly for the anatomical sense cementum covering tooth roots.

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