aluminous
Americanadjective
adjective
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resembling aluminium
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another word for aluminiferous
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Origin of aluminous
1535–45; < French alumineux or Latin alūminōsus; see alum 1, -ous
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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
This is very characteristic of a pure aluminous mordant, and of one containing iron.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
It is a species of lake, having a considerable proportion of aluminous base, to which its paler tint is due.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
You may always suspect iron to be present in water flowing from or obtained directly out of old coal pits, iron mines, or from places abounding in iron and aluminous shales.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert
Being candidates ourselves for a similar benefit, we desired to be rubbed down like milord, till aluminous perspiration stood thick upon us, the alum being deposited from the walls and atmosphere of the place.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various
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