Relating to or functioning in the process of cementation; serving as a binding agent.
From Latin caementum with suffix -atory meaning relating to or serving a function. A technical term used in both construction and metallurgy.
This is a rare adjective that mostly shows up in old metallurgy textbooks—it describes those charcoal-packed boxes where medieval smiths transformed soft iron into usable steel through patient chemistry.
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