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 /

adjective

1. resembling aluminium

2. another word for aluminiferous

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Other Word Forms

• aluminosity
  noun
• semialuminous
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of aluminous

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

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Example Sentences

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aluminous

Thus, silica and alumina are combined to form the aluminous silicates, which enter so largely into the composition of the crust of the earth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

There may be employed with the aluminous base, either the arseniate, the borate, or the phosphate of cobalt; but the latter in preference, as it produces the purest colour.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter

Potassium bisulphate is useful in the preliminary treatment of refractory aluminous ores.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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

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

Assuming the latter case, then all of the necessary elements of cementation, i.e., vitriol, salt, and an aluminous or silicious element, are present.

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

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