aluminous

[uh-loo-muh-nuhs]

adjective

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

aluminous

/ əˈluːmɪnəs, əˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. resembling aluminium

2. another word for aluminiferous

Other Word Forms

• aluminosity noun
• semialuminous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aluminous¹

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

Example Sentences

The tests revealed a rare chemical reaction, with aluminous tobermorite crystals growing out of another mineral called phillipsite.

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Previous work had revealed lime particles within the cores that surprisingly contained the mineral aluminous tobermorite – a rare substance that is hard to make.

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Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution.

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It is now applied to the dark-coloured aluminous members of the monoclinic amphiboles, occupying in this group the same position that augite occupies in the pyroxene group.

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At the bottom of the kiln a vaulted fireplace is made of the same kind of rock; the remainder of the empty part of the kiln is then entirely filled with the same aluminous rocks.

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