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Noun: calcium-silicate brick
  1. Brick made with sand and slaked lime rather than with clay; usually a light grey or off-white colour.
    "The finished calcium-silicate bricks are very accurate and uniform, although the sharp arrises need careful handling to avoid damage to brick and bricklayer.";
    - flintlime brick, sand-lime brick, sandlime brick

Type of: brick