ALUMINUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aluminum mean? 

• ALUMINUM (noun)
  The noun ALUMINUM has 1 sense:

1. a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

  Familiarity information: ALUMINUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALUMINUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Al; aluminium; aluminum; atomic number 13

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 

An aluminum salt of sulfuric acid, an industrial chemical used in many industrial applications.

(Aluminum Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

An aluminum salt with immune adjuvant activity.

(Aluminum Sulfate Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The aluminum salt of the fatty acid, stearic acid.

(Aluminum Stearate, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of aluminum in a biological specimen.

(Aluminum Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Davids' device is made of common and abundant materials, such as aluminum, silicon and silicon dioxide or glass combined in very uncommon ways.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Aluminum and magnesium antiacids may be used to treat symptoms of peptic ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis, hiatal hernia and gastric hyperacidity.

(Aluminum Magnesium, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of aluminum present in a sample.

(Aluminum Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A cream formulation containing aluminum chlorohydrate with astringent and antiperspirant activities.

(Antiperspirant Cream F511, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary vaccine adjuvant composed of the inorganic compound aluminum phosphate mixed with 3-deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A, a derivate of the bacterial endotoxin.

(AS04 Adjuvant, NCI Thesaurus)

A commercial combination preparation, by Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals, containing the antacids aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide.

(Mylanta, NCI Thesaurus)