aluminous

American  

[uh-loo-muh-nuhs] / əˈlu mə nəs /

adjective

1. of the nature of or containing alum or alumina.

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aluminous British  

/ əˈluːmɪnəs, əˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. resembling aluminium

2. another word for aluminiferous

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Other Word Forms

• aluminosity noun
• semialuminous adjective

Etymology

Origin of aluminous

1535–45; < French alumineux or Latin alūminōsus; see alum ¹, -ous

Example Sentences

Being candidates ourselves for a similar benefit, we desired to be rubbed down like milord, till aluminous perspiration stood thick upon us, the alum being deposited from the walls and atmosphere of the place.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 by Various

When the latter substance decomposes, sulphuric acid is produced, which unites with the aluminous earth of the clay to form sulphate of alumine, or common alum.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

The red dyes, kermes and madder, and the yellow dye weld, are especially mordant or adjective dyes: they are all dyed on an aluminous basis.

From Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by Various

Assuming the latter case, then all of the necessary elements of cementation, i.e., vitriol, salt, and an aluminous or silicious element, are present.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

The gums were pared away, in many successive operations; and the wounds were washed with aluminous water.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin