aluminous

American  

[uh-loo-muh-nuhs] / əˈlu mə nəs /

adjective

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

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aluminous British  

/ əˈluːmɪnəs, əˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. resembling aluminium

2. another word for aluminiferous

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• semialuminous
  adjective
• aluminosity
  noun

Etymology

Origin of aluminous

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

Example Sentences

Upon granite soils, it will be of less value than silicious or aluminous ones.

From Guano A Treatise of Practical Information for Farmers by Robinson, Solon

Insoluble silicious and aluminous matter 53.57 100.00 The sugar of the cane and grape sugar are distinguished by the following difference in their elements, as proved by analysis:— Canesugar.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

That when they have melted the gold and purified it by means of a kind of aluminous earth, the residue left is electrum.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

This term was used for the feathery alum efflorescence on aluminous slates.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

When the latter substance decomposes, sulphuric acid is produced, which unites with the aluminous earth of the clay to form sulphate of alumine, or common alum.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir