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

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.

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

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

When the latter substance decomposes, sulphuric acid is produced, which unites with the aluminous earth of the clay to form sulphate of alumine, or common alum.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

This term was used for the feathery alum efflorescence on aluminous slates.

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

Though there have been so many volcanoes, and selenite, gypsum, lime, and aluminous schist frequently occur, neither sulphur nor rock salt have been discovered, and but very little alum.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas