▪ I. aluminate, n.
(əˈl(j)uːmɪneɪt)
[f. prec. + -ate.]
A compound in which alumina acts the part of an acid; ‘a compound of alumina with one of the stronger bases.’ Watts.
| 1841 J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 68 They have therefore by some chemists been named aluminates. 1869 Phillips Vesuv. x. 286 Aluminates are equally limited. 1873 Fownes Chem. 372 Spinell is an aluminate of magnesium. |
▪ II. aluminate, v.
(əˈljuːmɪneɪt)
[f. L. alūmināt-us pa. pple.; f. alūmin- alum]
To treat or impregnate with alum; to combine with alumina. (Commonly in pa. pple. aluminated.)
| 1731 Bailey, Aluminated, done with alum. 1833 A. Fyfe Chem. (ed. 3) 474 The solution called aluminated potass is transparent and colourless. |