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Of a common metallic element
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aluminous
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. pertaining to or containing aluminum containing aluminum or alum [syn: aluminiferous ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context chemistry English) of or pertaining to alumina or alum
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.