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nouna silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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- y a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
- hall United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
- napalm gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
- turquoise a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
- topaz a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone
- pfc a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum
- alum a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
- alum a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
- alum a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
- mica any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity