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aluminite

[ uh-loo-muh-nahyt ]

/ əˈlu məˌnaɪt /

noun

a mineral, hydrous aluminum sulfate, Al2(SO4)(OH)4⋅7H2O, occurring in white, chalky masses.

Also called websterite.

Origin of aluminite

First recorded in 1865–70; alumin- + -ite¹

Words nearby aluminite

alumina, alumina cement, aluminate, aluminated, aluminiferous, aluminite, aluminium, aluminium bronze, aluminium hydroxide, aluminium oxide, aluminium sulphate

Example sentences from the Web for aluminite

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

Tarrano the Conqueror |Raymond King Cummings
The walls seemed to bulge outward with the pressure of the room, the aluminite braces straining and creaking.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 |Various