grout

grout
   A fluid mixture of cement and water (neat cement) of a consistency that can be forced through a pipe and placed where required. Various additives, such as sand, bentonite, and hydrated lime may be included in the mixture to meet certain requirements. Bentonite and water are sometimes used for grout [6].

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  • Grout — es un mortero especializado para el relleno de espacios. Mortero que no tenga contraccion o que tenga expansion positiva. Existen varios usos del termino. Grout de construccion (si tiene contraccion a largo plazo) Grout de precision Grout para la …   Wikipedia Español

  • grout|y — grout|y1 «GROW tee», adjective, grout|i|er, grout|i|est. U.S. sulky; cross. ╂[< obsolete grout to grumble, sulk] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Grout — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: James Grout (* 1927), englischer Schauspieler Jonathan Grout (1737–1807), US amerikanischer Politiker Josiah Grout (1841–1925), US amerikanischer Politiker Wally Grout (1927–1968), australischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • grout — grout·er; grout·ite; grout·man; grout; …   English syllables

  • Grout — Grout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grouting}.] To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grout — (grout), n. [AS. gr[=u]t; akin to grytt, G. gr[ u]tze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and E. groats.] 1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. pl. Lees; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grout — ► NOUN ▪ a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tiles. ► VERB ▪ fill in with grout. ORIGIN perhaps from GROUTS(Cf. ↑G) or related to French dialect grouter grout a wall …   English terms dictionary

  • grout — [grout] n. [ME < OE grut, residue of malt liquor, fine meal, akin to greot, GRIT] 1. a) coarse meal b) [pl.] GROATS 2. [usually pl.] Brit. sediment; dregs 3. a thin mortar used to fill chinks, as between ti …   English World dictionary

  • grout — [graut] n [U] a mixture of sand and water that you spread between ↑tiles when you fix them to a wall >grout v [I and T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • grout — (n.) 1580s, thin, fluid mortar, originally coarse porridge, perhaps from O.E. gruta (pl.) coarse meal, related to O.E. grytta (see GRITS (Cf. grits)). As a verb from 1838. Related: grouted; grouting …   Etymology dictionary

  • Grout — For other uses, see Grout (disambiguation). Grout is a construction material used to embed rebars in masonry walls, connect sections of pre cast concrete, fill voids, and seal joints (like those between tiles). Grout is generally composed of a… …   Wikipedia

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