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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  

/ əˈluːmɪnəm, ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm /

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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Aluminium was first prepared by Wöhler, in 1827, by heating anhydrous aluminium chloride with potassium: AlCl3 + 3K = 3KCl + Al.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William