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Definition of Alumine
1. n. Alumina.
Definition of Alumine
1. Noun. (obsolete) alumina ¹
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Definition of Alumine
1. alumina [n -S] - See also: alumina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alumine
Literary usage of Alumine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry, Robert Hare (1819)
"Berzelius, also, found that when alumine is precipitated either from the sulphate
or nitrate, it-is contaminated with those acids; but not with the muriatic ..."
2. System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry by Friedrich Christian Accum (1808)
"It must be obvious that alumine cannot be obtained absolutely pure in this manner:
for alum is a triple compound, consisting of alumine, potash, ..."
3. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1828)
"In a case in which a similar experiment was made, a strong red heat only being
applied to the alumine, a mass was obtained, which took fire spontaneously, ..."
4. The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy by Humphry Davy, John Davy (1840)
"alumine very slowly finds its point of rest at the negative pole, in the electrical
circuit; but silex, even when diffused in its gelatinous state through ..."
5. Chemical Instructor: Presenting a Familiar Method of Teaching the Chemical by Amos Eaton (1822)
"alumine. The alum of commerce consists of alumine combined with sulphuric acid,
and a little potash ; Jrom this salt the alumine may be precipitated by ..."
6. An Epitome of Chemistry: In Three Parts by William Henry (1808)
"alumine. I. alumine may be obtained free from other earths, but still combined
with carbonic acid, by precipitating a solution of alum in water by the ..."
7. An Introduction to Mineralogy: Adapted to the Use of Schools and Private by John Lee Comstock (1859)
"Silex 40; alumine 16; carbon 19.6 ; sulphur 2.8; sulphate of iron, lime, and
potash 1.5 each; ... Silex 83.50; alumine 4; lime 8.50; oxide of iron 1.60; ..."