"alumina" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈl(j)uːmɪnə/ [UK] Forms: aluminas [plural]
Etymology: From (combining form of) Latin alumen + -a. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|alumen}} Latin alumen, {{m|la|-a}} -a Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alumina (countable and uncountable, plural aluminas)
  1. Aluminum oxide, especially when used in mining, material sciences or ceramics, a refractory solid compound. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aluminium Synonyms: aluminia Derived forms: alumian, aluminate, aluminiform, aluminium, aluminous, alundum Translations (aluminum oxide): alumine [feminine] (French), Tonerde [feminine] (German), αλουμίνα (aloumína) [feminine] (Greek), alúmana [masculine] (Irish), allumina [feminine] (Italian), konumohe ōkai (Maori), alumina [feminine] (Portuguese), глинозём (glinozjóm) [masculine] (Russian), alúmina [feminine] (Spanish), อลูมินา (à-luu-mí-nâa) (Thai), глинозе́м (hlynozém) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-alumina-en-noun-LSroskLs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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