alumina

/əˈl(j)uːmɪnə/

alumina means aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.

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alumina is pronounced /əˈl(j)uːmɪnə/.

Etymology

From the combining form of Latin alumen + -a.

noun

Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound.e.g.“The apocrenates of iron and manganese are slightly soluble; those of lime, magnesia and alumina are insoluble.” — 1875, Journal of the Bath and West of England Society and Southern Counties Association for the Encouragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, volumes 7-8, page 133:

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alumine 76% match — alumina vs alumina →
aluminia 74% match — alumina; aluminium oxide vs alumina →
alundum 72% match — alumina, especially an abrasive product made from fused alumina vs alumina →
aluminous 70% match — of or pertaining to alumina or alum vs alumina →
aloxite 66% match — Synonym of aluminium oxide. vs alumina →
alumane 65% match — The compound aluminium hydride, AlH₃ vs alumina →
aluminate 65% match — A compound, containing aluminium and oxygen with more electropositive elements, that is a salt of the hypothetical aluminic acid vs alumina →
corundum 64% match — An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive. vs alumina →