aluminous
Americanadjective
adjective
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resembling aluminium
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another word for aluminiferous
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of aluminous
1535–45; < French alumineux or Latin alūminōsus; see alum 1, -ous
Example Sentences
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The neighbouring mountain abounded with a very black fissile aluminous stone.
From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Carl von Linn?
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 Georgius Agricola
Potassium bisulphate is useful in the preliminary treatment of refractory aluminous ores.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
"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 Ethel M. Mairet
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
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