aluminum Chem.
(əˈl(j)uːmɪnəm)
= aluminium; being the name given by Davy in 1812, and the usual form in the U.S.
| 1812 Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. I. 355 As yet Aluminum has not been obtained in a perfectly free state. 1833 Penny Cycl. I. 406 Alumina, the earthy oxide of aluminum sometimes called argil or the argillaceous earth. 1855 in Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. VI. 141 Mr. DuBois laid upon the table specimens of the metal aluminum. 1879 C. Cameron in Cassell's Techn. Educ. I. 170 Aluminum is a white malleable metal. |