Definitions for alumina

alumina a·lu·mi·na

Spelling: [uh-loo-muh-nuh]
IPA: /əˈlu mə nə/

Alumina is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 149 anagrams from letters in alumina (aailmnu).

Definitions for alumina

noun

  1. the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, Al 2 O 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum.

Origin of alumina

1780-90; Latin alūmin-, stem of alūmen alum1 + -a4

Examples for alumina

At the end of this time it must be washed, to extract the sulphate of alumina.

The affinity of alumina for the colouring matter is very remarkable.

It is composed of silica, alumina, carbonate of lime, magnesia and oxide of iron.

It usually contains a little silica, alumina, and oxide of iron.

Used in dyeing, chiefly for the preparation of acetate of alumina.

Boil the paper with a mixture of alcohol and sulphate of alumina.

The liquors are previously mixed with a little milk of lime, which frees them from ferric oxide, alumina, and silica.

This reaction gives sulphate of alumina together with silica.

The alumina may be separated from the ferric oxide by potash-lye.

The mordant for a full red may be acetate of alumina, of spec.

Word Value for alumina
Scrable

9

Words with friends

13

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