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/əlˈumɪnəm/ /ˌæljˈumɪnəm/ Listen

Aluminium

noun

A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite. Synonyms: Al, aluminum, atomic number 13.

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... with different orifices are used; the materials comprise wire cloth of brass or steel, tough Russian sheet iron, English tinned plate, and, quite recently, aluminium bronze. The 'aluminium bronze' plates are much longer lived than either of the other kinds, and have the further advantage that, when worn out, they can be sold for the value of the metal for remelting; these plates are bought and sold by the pound, and are said to contain 95 per ...

— Getting Gold • J. C. F. Johnson

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