aluminiferous


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a·lu·mi·nif·er·ous

(ə-lo͞o′mə-nĭf′ər-əs)
adj.
Containing or yielding aluminum, alumina, or alum.
[Latin alūmen, alūmin-, alum + -ferous.]
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aluminiferous

(əˌluːmɪˈnɪfərəs)
adj
(Chemistry) containing or yielding aluminium or alumina
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Adj. 1. aluminiferous - containing alum or aluminum
metal, metallic - containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce
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