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aluminous, a.|əˈl(j)uːmɪnəs|
[a. Fr. alumineux, ad. L. alūminōs-us: see alum and -ous.]
1. Of the nature of alum, containing alum. aluminous cake = alum cake.
1541R. Copland Guidon's Form. U j, Wasshyng with wyne and aluminous water with good and artefycyall lygature. 1652French Yorksh. Spa iii. 34 Astringing waters, as Alluminous, and Vitrioline almost everywhere. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict. II, Add a little burnt Allom..to give it a discernable alluminous Taste. 1845Blackw. Mag. LVIII. 488 Aluminous perspiration stood thick upon us, the alum being deposited from the walls and atmosphere of the place.
2. Of the nature of or containing alumina; clayey.
1802Edin. Rev. I. 208 A chaotic collection of flinty sand and aluminous and magnesian mud. 1812Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 49 Margraaf..distinguished accurately between the silicious, calcareous, and aluminous earths. 1841J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 22 Aluminous, or clayey soils, retain too much moisture. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 8 The Argillaceous or Aluminous Rocks. 1930Engineering 14 Feb. 238/1 The net effect..is..to avoid the use of either salt [sodium chloride or calcium chloride] in the preparation of reinforced concrete or with aluminous cements. 1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 26/1 The aluminous cements..possess rapid-hardening qualities. |