Cementation
Pronunciation : Cem`en*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act or process of cementing.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A process which consists in surrounding a solid body with the powder of other substances, and heating the whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the physical properties of the body being changed by chemical combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes porcelain by cementation with sand.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913