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aluminiferous

American  
[uh-loo-muh-nif-er-uhs] / əˌlu məˈnɪf ər əs /

adjective

  1. containing or yielding aluminum.

aluminiferous British  
/ əˌluːmɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. containing or yielding aluminium or alumina

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Etymology

Origin of aluminiferous

alumin- + -i- + -ferous

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During a second excursion to Maniquarez and the aluminiferous slates of Chaparuparu, the connexion between tertiary strata and bituminous clay seemed to me somewhat problematical.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

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