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aluminite

[ uh-loo-muh-nahyt ]

noun

  1. a mineral, hydrous aluminum sulfate, Al 2 (SO 4 )(OH) 4 â‹…7±á 2 O, occurring in white, chalky masses.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of aluminite1

First recorded in 1865–70; alumin- + -ite 1
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The walls seemed to bulge outward with the pressure of the room, the aluminite braces straining and creaking.

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The Erentz engineers claimed for their system a pressure absorption of 97.4%, leaving, in Grantline's case, only 2.6% of room pressure to be held by the building's aluminite bracers.

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Built for this purpose in Great-New York, Grantline had brought his aluminite girders and braces and the glassite panels in sections.

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We floated there like a derelict—dark, silent, save for the lapping of the water against our aluminite pontoons.

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The fuel tanks were made of thin durable aluminite; a huge cylinder, covered with heat-resistant paint, was the air conditioner; power came from a bank of atomic dynamos and generators; while those massive pumps kept the station's artificial air and water supply circulating.

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