Aluminosity

/əˌluːmɪˈnɑsɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of containing aluminum or being composed of aluminum compounds.

Etymology

From aluminous (containing aluminum) + -ity (state or quality). A technical term formed following standard English word-building patterns for describing mineral composition.

Kelly Says

While rarely used in modern science, this word represents how chemists in the 1800s were systematically naming properties of newly identified elements like aluminum.

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