aluminous, a.
(əˈl(j)uːmɪnəs)
[a. Fr. alumineux, ad. L. alūminōs-us: see alum and -ous.]
1. Of the nature of alum, containing alum. aluminous cake = alum cake.
| 1541 R. Copland Guidon's Form. U j, Wasshyng with wyne and aluminous water with good and artefycyall lygature. 1652 French Yorksh. Spa iii. 34 Astringing waters, as Alluminous, and Vitrioline almost everywhere. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. II, Add a little burnt Allom..to give it a discernable alluminous Taste. 1845 Blackw. Mag. LVIII. 488 Aluminous perspiration stood thick upon us, the alum being deposited from the walls and atmosphere of the place. |
2. Of the nature of or containing alumina; clayey.
| 1802 Edin. Rev. I. 208 A chaotic collection of flinty sand and aluminous and magnesian mud. 1812 Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 49 Margraaf..distinguished accurately between the silicious, calcareous, and aluminous earths. 1841 J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 22 Aluminous, or clayey soils, retain too much moisture. 1872 Nicholson Palæont. 8 The Argillaceous or Aluminous Rocks. 1930 Engineering 14 Feb. 238/1 The net effect..is..to avoid the use of either salt [sodium chloride or calcium chloride] in the preparation of reinforced concrete or with aluminous cements. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 26/1 The aluminous cements..possess rapid-hardening qualities. |