Aluminium

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Historical Examples

He had slipped one hand out of the boot and now grasped that aluminium rod.
The New Gulliver and Other Stories Barry Pain

The boat was in the shape of an enormous cigar, and was made of aluminium.
A Master of Mysteries L. T. Meade

The whole framework is usually of wood with metal fittings frequently made of aluminium for the sake of lightness.
The Romance of War Inventions Thomas W. Corbin

It is estimated that aluminium composes about 8% of the earth’s crust.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson

The aluminium articles are boiled for a few minutes in a strong solution of ordinary washing soda.
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall

This variety is composed of the oxides of aluminium and silicon with lime.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin

Beneath was fixed an aluminium plate, held in place by bolts.
From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It Jules Verne

The dark blue is steel; the grey, aluminium; the bright green, bronze.
The Quest Frederik van Eeden

In the formation of slag from these materials the ore is freed from the silica and aluminium which it contained.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson

There is a fashion in these things, and we are at the dawn of an aluminium age.
An Old English Home S. Baring-Gould

noun
a light malleable ductile silvery-white metallic element that resists corrosion; the third most abundant element in the earth’s crust (8.1 per cent), occurring only as a compound, principally in bauxite. It is used, esp in the form of its alloys, in aircraft parts, kitchen utensils, etc. Symbol: Al; atomic no: 13; atomic wt: 26.9815; valency: 3; relative density: 2.699; melting pt: 660.45°C; boiling pt: 2520°C

see aluminum.