aluminum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

Pronunciation

ə-lo͞o'-mĭ-nəm /əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/ en-us-aluminum.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-aluminum.wav ăl-yə-mĭnʹ-ē-əm /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ En-gb-aluminium.ogg /əˈluː.mɪ.nəm/ En-uk-aluminum.ogg /ʔɐ.lʊˈmi.nʊm/

Word forms

aluminum aluminums aluminium

Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen + -um

Related words

bauxite

Derived words

alkoxyaluminum althupite aluminosis aluminumize aluminumlike aluminumware aluminum wool alvanite anodium dialuminum ekaaluminum eka-aluminum ferroaluminum monoaluminum nonaluminum organoaluminum pentaluminum radioaluminum sucralfate triethylaluminum trimethylaluminum

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