Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aluminosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: alu-mi-nosis
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.

Uncountable

noun

A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When many of these structures were proved to be substandard by the discovery of aluminosis (a disease caused by humidity which affects cement, and exacerbated by the cheap building methods), it would be Nou Barris that would be among […]"
"After this, overall inspections detected aluminosis in thousands of apartments in peripheral neighborhoods."

Etymology

From aluminum + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: aluminum

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does aluminosis mean?: A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
Where does aluminosis come from?: From aluminum + -osis.

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