Definition of Aluminum oxide

1. Noun. Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum.

Exact synonyms: Alumina, Aluminium Oxide
Substance meronyms: Furnace Lining, Refractory
Generic synonyms: Corundom, Corundum
Specialized synonyms: Alundum

Definition of Aluminum oxide

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of aluminium oxide) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Aluminum oxide

1. Aluminum oxide (al2o3). An oxide of aluminum, occurring in nature as various minerals such as bauxite, corundum, etc. It is used as an adsorbent, desiccating agent, and catalyst, and in the manufacture of dental cements and refractories. Chemical name: Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aluminum Oxide

aluminum chloride hexahydrate
aluminum compounds
aluminum diacetate
aluminum foil
aluminum foils
aluminum group
aluminum hydrate
aluminum hydride
aluminum hydroxide
aluminum hydroxide gel
aluminum industry
aluminum magnesium silicate
aluminum monostearate
aluminum nicotinate
aluminum oleate
aluminum oxide (current term)
aluminum penicillin
aluminum phenolsulfonate
aluminum phosphate
aluminum phosphate gel
aluminum salicylate
aluminum shower
aluminum silicate
aluminum silicates
aluminum subacetate
aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate
aluminumize
aluminumized
aluminumizing

Literary usage of Aluminum oxide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outlines of Chemistry: A Textbook for College Students by Louis Kahlenberg (1909)
"It is now made in large quantities by electrolysis of a solution of aluminum oxide Al2O3 in molten cryolite. The containing vessel (Fig. ..."

2. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Francis Mills Turner, Daniel Deronda Berolzheimer, William Parker Cutter, John Helfrich, Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Derivation: By heating aluminum oxide and coke in an electric furnace. Grades: Technical. Containers: Iron drums. Uses: Generating methane. ..."

3. The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel by Bradley Stoughton (1908)
"Therefore, when aluminum decomposes iron oxide and forms aluminum oxide instead, the net heat effect of the reaction is to evolve ..."

4. Practical Chemistry: Fundamental Facts and Applications to Modern Life by Newton Henry Black, James Bryant Conant (1920)
"Sapphires and rubies, which are highly prized as gems, are beautifully crystallized aluminum oxide. 369. Manufacture of aluminum Because of the very great ..."

5. Manual of Chemistry: A Guide to Lectures and Laboratory Work for Beginners by William Simon (1916)
"The aluminum oxide, which dissolves in molten cryolite to the extent of about ... The process is continuous, aluminum oxide being fed into the bath as fast ..."

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