aluminous
Americanadjective
adjective
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resembling aluminium
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another word for aluminiferous
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Etymology
Origin of aluminous
1535–45; < French alumineux or Latin alūminōsus; see alum 1, -ous
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Alum is also made from crude pyrites and other aluminous mixtures.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
A light and pleasing blue, with a greenish-grey cast by day, it possesses little depth or richness, and is far excelled in beauty by a good aluminous cobalt.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
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
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 Thomas Salter
There may be employed with the aluminous base, either the arseniate, the borate, or the phosphate of cobalt; but the latter in preference, as it produces the purest colour.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
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