aluminum

nounattested in dialogue

Canada//əˈlu.mɪ.nəm//
Australia//ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm//

American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

noun

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American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: aluminums

although · Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that:…altitude · The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea…altogether · Completely, wholly, or without exception.

aluminum · American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

alumni · An individual alumnus or alumna.Alvarez · A surname from Spanish.Alvin · A male given name from Old English.

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