aluminum

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aluminum

/əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/ Canada, US
/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
/əˈluː.mɪ.nəm/ UK
/ʔɐ.lʊˈmi.nʊm/ Philippines

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Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen + -um

noun aluminums · aluminium

countable, uncountable American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium.

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Closest in meaning: aluminium, al, alumina, garnet, anodized, extrusion, foil, following, committed, magnalium, duralumin, alumine, alum, silumin, aluminic, aluminiferous

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@misc{aluminum_2026,
  title = {aluminum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aluminum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}