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ALUMINUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Synonyms:
Al; aluminium; aluminum; atomic number 13
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aluminum" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aluminum"):
alum; potash alum; potassium alum (a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum)
alum; ammonia alum; ammonium alum (a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum)
Holonyms ("aluminum" is a substance of...):
aluminium foil; aluminum foil; tin foil (foil made of aluminum)
bauxite (a clay-like mineral; the chief ore of aluminum; composed of aluminum oxides and aluminum hydroxides; used as an abrasive and catalyst)
Duralumin (an aluminum-based alloy)
Derivation:
aluminise; aluminize (cover with aluminum)
aluminous (pertaining to or containing aluminum or alum)
Context examples:
Other examples include aluminum foil packets into which alcohol swabs and pledgets are placed.
(Packet, NCI Thesaurus)
Domeboro solution is a commercial preparation of modified Burow's solution, (5% aluminum acetate) by Bayer.
(Domeboro Solution, NCI Thesaurus)
A severe, often fatal encephalopathy which has been attributed to accumulation in the brain of aluminum from dialysate prepared with inadequately purified water.
(Dialysis Encephalopathy, NCI Thesaurus)
Forms of the element aluminum found in foods.
(Dietary Aluminum, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
Aluminum lactate is used to treat inflammation, itching, and stinging of the infected skin and promotes healing.
(Aluminum Lactate, NCI Thesaurus)
Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution.
(Aluminum Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
The team detected the unique spectral signature of molecules made up of aluminum-26 and fluorine (26AlF) in the debris surrounding CK Vulpeculae, which is about 2000 light-years from Earth.
(Stellar Corpse Reveals Origin of Radioactive Molecules, ESO)
He added that the team tested other materials such as aluminum foils and Teflon, but after all the tests, they found that silicon was able to produce more charge than the other materials.
(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Before YInMn blue, the last blue discovery was cobalt aluminum oxide-based blue, synthesized by a French chemist in 1802.
(Chemists find path to 'new blue' in meteorite minerals, National Science Foundation)
Orbital observations of the site by another NASA spacecraft, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, found a spectrum with the signature of aluminum bound to oxygen and hydrogen.
(Aluminum-Bearing Site on Mars Draws NASA Visitor, NASA)
