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aluminous

American  
[uh-loo-muh-nuhs] / əˈlu mə nəs /

adjective

  1. of the nature of or containing alum or alumina.

aluminous British  
/ əˈluːmɪnəs, əˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. resembling aluminium

  2. another word for aluminiferous

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Origin of aluminous

1535–45; < French alumineux or Latin alūminōsus; see alum 1, -ous

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