aluminium
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This molten rock, enriched in light elements such as silicon, aluminium, sodium, and potassium, effectively floats on the denser mantle.
Scientists Have Traced Earth’s Path Through the Galaxy via Tiny Crystals Found in the Crust | Chris Kirkland | August 25, 2022 | Singularity HubThese kinds of boats are built out of steel and aluminium, but because they’re flash boats and need to look sexy, they have a thick layer of filler and are made to look glossy and shiny.
Is Glenn Shephard, the ‘Below Deck Sailing Yacht’ Captain, the Nicest Guy on Reality TV? | Tim Teeman | May 14, 2021 | The Daily BeastGiles; aluminium and its bronze in 1864; the transfer process in 1856 by Tearne and Richmond.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellGore found that aluminium was dissolved and that sodium and potassium were attacked by the gas, even before its liquefaction.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzAt the same time the aluminium sphere is released, and out it floats in the wind tugging at the spring.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
A small aluminium sphere was arranged to blow out at the end of a light cord exerting tension on a calibrated spring.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonAlunite, al′un-īt, n. a mineral consisting of common alum together with normal hydrate of aluminium.
British Dictionary definitions for aluminium
US and Canadian aluminum (əˈluːmɪnəm)
/ (ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm) /
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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