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

• aluminosity noun
• semialuminous adjective

Etymology

Origin of aluminous

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

Example Sentences

As at present commonly understood, carmine is that preparation of cochineal which contains the most colouring matter and the least aluminous base.

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

The gums were pared away, in many successive operations; and the wounds were washed with aluminous water.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

"The American golden rod, solidago canadensis, affords a very beautiful yellow to wool, silk and cotton upon an aluminous basis."

From Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer by Mairet, Ethel M.

The earthy powder, which remains three to four digits thick as the residue of the alum at the bottom of the trough is again thrown into the caldron and boiled with fresh aluminous material.

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

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 Salter, Thomas