aluminite

[ uh-loo-muh-nahyt ]

noun

1. a mineral, hydrous aluminum sulfate, Al 2 (SO 4 )(OH) 4 ⋅7H 2 O, occurring in white, chalky masses.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aluminite¹

First recorded in 1865–70; alumin- + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Now the spar-aluminite outer skin of the ship grew bright with the red neon glare.

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A sleek, rounded spread of glassite, with broad aluminite girders.

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The walls seemed to bulge outward with the pressure of the room, the aluminite braces straining and creaking.

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We floated there like a derelict—dark, silent, save for the lapping of the water against our aluminite pontoons.

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