aluminum
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- aluminium (British) and (sciences)
[edit] Etymology
Named in 1812 by British chemist Sir Humphry Davy who discovered it, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium.[1]
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
aluminum (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
[edit] Translations
aluminium — see aluminium
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988
- "Aluminum" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
alūminum
- genitive plural of alūmen
