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  2. Lime (material) - Wikipedia

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    Type S lime is almost always dolomitic lime, hydrated under heat and pressure in an autoclave, and used in mortar, render, stucco, and plaster. Type S lime is not considered reliable as a pure binder in mortar due to high burning temperatures during production. Kankar lime, a lime made from kankar which is a form of calcium carbonate.

  3. Gypsum - Wikipedia

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    Gypsum mortar is an ancient mortar used in construction. A component of Portland cement used to prevent flash setting (too rapid hardening) of concrete . A wood substitute in the ancient world: For example, when wood became scarce due to deforestation on Bronze Age Crete , gypsum was employed in building construction at locations where wood was ...

  4. Cement - Wikipedia

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    A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete. Concrete is the most ...

  5. Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia

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    The mortar and pestle, with the Rod of Asclepius, the Green Cross, and others, is one of the most pervasive symbols of pharmacology. [10] For pharmaceutical use, the mortar and the head of the pestle are usually made of porcelain, while the handle of the pestle is made of wood. This is known as a Wedgwood mortar and pestle and originated in 1759.

  6. Sindh Education and Literacy Department - Wikipedia

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    The Education and Literacy Department is a key division of the Government of Sindh, Pakistan, responsible for overseeing the provincial's education system.Its primary role is to manage educational affairs within Sindh and coordinate with the Federal Government and donor agencies to promote education.

  7. Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Hyderabad

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    The board also owns a stadium in Latifabad used for league, inter-club and -city hockey tournaments. But sporting events The District Hockey Association (DHA) for the Hyderabad District, Pakistan had allocated a budget of 1.6 million rupees for renovations for the betterment of hockey arenas but were reluctant to give the board their share.

  8. List of education boards in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Board Established City Website Refs Catholic Board of Education, Pakistan: 1961 Karachi [47] Lahore [48] [49] Diocesan board of education, Pakistan 1960 Islamabad, Rawalpindi [50] [51] Presbyterian Education Board Pakistan Lahore, Punjab

  9. Solid-state chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Solid-state chemistry, also sometimes referred as materials chemistry, is the study of the synthesis, structure, and properties of solid phase materials.It therefore has a strong overlap with solid-state physics, mineralogy, crystallography, ceramics, metallurgy, thermodynamics, materials science and electronics with a focus on the synthesis of novel materials and their characterization.