| Aludel |
n. |
One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession;
used in the process of sublimation. |
| Alula |
n. |
A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard. |
| Alular |
a. |
Pertaining to the alula. |
| Alum |
n. |
A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization. |
| Alum |
v. t. |
To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. |
| Alum root |
|
A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties. |
| Alum schist |
|
Alt. of Alum shale |
| Alum shale |
|
A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock. |
| Alum stone |
|
A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. |
| Alumen |
n. |
Alum. |
| Alumina |
n. |
One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3. |
| Aluminate |
n. |
A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen. |
| Aluminated |
a. |
Combined with alumina. |
| Alumine |
n. |
Alumina. |
| Aluminic |
a. |
Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate. |
| Aluminiferous |
a. |
Containing alum. |
| Aluminiform |
a. |
Having the form of alumina. |
| Aluminium |
n. |
The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. |
| Aluminize |
v. t. |
To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum. |
| Aluminography |
n. |
Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. |
| Aluminous |
a. |
Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution. |
| Aluminum |
n. |
See Aluminium. |
| Alumish |
a. |
Somewhat like alum. |
| Alumna |
n. fem. |
A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. |
| Alumnae |
pl. |
of Alumna |
| Alumni |
pl. |
of Alumnus |
| Alumnus |
n. |
A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning. |
| Alunite |
n. |
Alum stone. |
| Alunogen |
n. |
A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina;
also called feather alum, and hair salt. |
| Alure |
n. |
A walk or passage;
applied to passages of various kinds. |
| Alutaceous |
a. |
Leathery. |
| Alutaceous |
a. |
Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow. |
| Alutation |
n. |
The tanning or dressing of leather. |
