Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aluminous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: alu-mi-nous
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or pertaining to alumina or alum

Etymology

Etymology tree English alumina Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English aluminous From alumina + -ous.

Derived Forms

nonaluminous peraluminous

Questions

What does aluminous mean?: of or pertaining to alumina or alum
Where does aluminous come from?: Etymology tree English alumina Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English aluminous From alumina + -ous.

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