Crossword clues for aluminous
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aluminous
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.
Wiktionary
aluminous
a. (context chemistry English) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
WordNet
aluminous
adj. pertaining to or containing aluminum
containing aluminum or alum [syn: aluminiferous]
Usage examples of "aluminous".
The water has not even any taste, and I can neither offer nor imagine any better explanation, than that it acquires this combustible property by passing over some aluminous land.