A mineral compound found in cement that hardens when mixed with water, making concrete strong.
From scientific Latin 'alite,' a 20th-century coinage derived from 'aluminosilicate,' referring to calcium silicate minerals essential to Portland cement chemistry.
Without alite, most of the world's concrete buildings and roads wouldn't exist—it's the main ingredient that makes concrete actually harden and become rock-hard.
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