aluminous

[ uh-loo-muh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. of the nature of or containing alum or alumina.

aluminous

/ əˈluːmɪnəs; əˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. resembling aluminium
2. See aluminiferous
   another word for aluminiferous

Derived Forms

• aluminosity, noun

Other Words From

• a·lu·mi·nos·i·ty [uh, -loo-m, uh, -, nos, -i-tee], noun
• semi·a·lumi·nous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aluminous¹

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

Example Sentences

It dyes a fast blue upon linen and cotton goods, with tin and aluminous mordants.

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For the most part they consist mainly of aluminous silicates, some of them being highly acid compounds with 75% or more of silica.

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

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Here we observed extensive beds of aluminous earth, of a dark grey colour, alternating with red and yellowish white sandstone.

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Alumina is high in the finer clays (18 to 30%), and they are the most aluminous of all sediments, except bauxite.

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