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

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 Agricola, Georgius

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

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

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

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

"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.