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Noun: aluminium  ,al-yû'mi-nee-um or ,a-lu'mi-nee-um
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: aluminum)
  1. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
    "aluminium foil is commonly used in cooking";
    - aluminum [N. Amer], Al, atomic number 13

Derived forms: aluminiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: aluminium foil [Brit], aluminum foil [N. Amer], bauxite, Duralumin

Encyclopedia: Aluminium