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• a variation of aluminum.

aluminium

American  

[al-yuh-min-ee-uhm] / ˌæl jəˈmɪn i əm /

noun

British.

1. variant of aluminum.

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aluminium British  

/ ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm, əˈluːmɪnəm /

noun

1. a light malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that resists corrosion; the third most abundant element in the earth's crust (8.1 per cent), occurring only as a compound, principally in bauxite. It is used, esp in the form of its alloys, in aircraft parts, kitchen utensils, etc. Symbol: Al; atomic no: 13; atomic wt: 26.9815; valency: 3; relative density: 2.699; melting pt: 660.45°C; boiling pt: 2520°C

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Affin Hwang downgrades Press Metal to hold from buy, and cuts its target price to 7.70 ringgit from 9.40 ringgit, citing less-favorable raw material price trends and a plateau in aluminium price momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Jamie explained they designed the 52 kg aluminium frame robot rover and took it compete at a competition in Milton Keynes.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Among the highest effective tariff rates for Chinese goods heading to the United States are 40.5 percent on steel and aluminium, it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The US currently has in place a 25% tax on Canadian cars and trucks, as well as taxes on Canadian steel, aluminium and lumber.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Soon after taking up his position, Davy began to bang out new elements one after another–potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and aluminum or aluminium, depending on which branch of English you favor.*

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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