Containing aluminum or aluminum compounds; having the nature or properties of alumina.
From 'alumina' (aluminum oxide) plus the adjective suffix '-ose,' meaning 'full of' or 'having the quality of.'
Aluminose minerals are crucial to refining aluminum—bauxite ore is processed precisely because of its aluminose content, and the red mud left over from this process has become an environmental concern affecting millions of tons annually!
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