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Aluminous - 3 dictionary results

a⋅lu⋅mi⋅nous

[uh-loo-muh-nuhs]
–adjective
of the nature of or containing alum or alumina.

Origin:
1535–45; < F alumineux or L alūminōsus; see alum 1 , -ous


a⋅lu⋅mi⋅nos⋅i⋅ty [uh-loo-muh-nos-i-tee] , noun
a·lu·mi·nous   (ə-lōō'mə-nəs)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or containing aluminum or alum.

Aluminous

A*lu"mi*nous\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [L. aluminosus, fr. alumen alum: cf. F. alumineux.] Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution.
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