dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/alu_MW.json
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{
"alum rock":{
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": alunite":[]
},
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"circa 1637, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"aluminum 26":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a heavy radioactive isotope of aluminum of mass number 26 that is found in meteorites":[
"The aluminum 26 is thought to originate mostly in supernova explosions, where rapid nuclear reactions build up a wide variety of heavy atomic nuclei.",
"\u2014 Neil Gehrels , Scientific American , December 1993"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccru\u0307t",
"\u02c8a-l\u0259m-\u02ccr\u00fct"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203556",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"aluminum oxide":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": alumina":[]
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Russia needs alumina, also known as aluminum oxide , to make aluminum. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
"So, the bottom surface of the graphene sheet was on silicon dioxide, and the top was covered by aluminum oxide , both of which are insulators. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
"And second, aluminum oxide could damage and even rip a new hole in the ozone layer. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2021",
"The anodization is achieved by building up the aluminum oxide on the surface in layers. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 20 May 2021",
"Spectro officials have denied wrongdoing and attributed the fogginess to humidity or, more recently, the distinct odor of aluminum oxide . \u2014 Erin Adler, Star Tribune , 18 May 2021",
"In this case, ALD allows the verdant slopes surrounding Piaget's historic atelier in La C\u00f4te-aux-F\u00e9es to be rendered in razor-thin green aluminum oxide , deposited in gaseous pulses. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Henry also likes this physical scrub, which uses tiny aluminum oxide crystals to buff the outer layer of the skin and lactic acid to get a thorough chemical exfoliation at the same time. \u2014 Rebecca Deczynski, Health.com , 24 Feb. 2021",
"Current sachets use a few layers of plastic for strength and one of aluminum oxide , to provide a barrier against the liquid oozing out. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 13 Dec. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180848"
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"alumina":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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": the oxide of aluminum Al 2 O 3 that occurs both in pure form as corundum and in hydrated forms (as in bauxite)":[]
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Producers refine an oxide from bauxite to create alumina , which is turned into aluminum metal at smelters. \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2020",
"Prices of alumina , which is extracted from bauxite, rose until 2018, reviving the mining industry. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Nov. 2019",
"Despite business-friendly rules, the recovery of foreign investment has been modest and, after a recent decline in alumina prices, may now falter. \u2014 The Economist , 9 Nov. 2019",
"Last year, there was as deficit of alumina , according to the company. \u2014 Micah Maidenberg, WSJ , 16 Jan. 2019",
"As Century paid a lot more for alumina , its profit margins were crushed even as aluminum prices surged. \u2014 Peter Eavis, New York Times , 10 July 2019",
"Authorities in Brazil ordered a huge alumina producer to operate at half capacity after a spill. \u2014 Peter Eavis, New York Times , 10 July 2019",
"Guinea is a hotbed of mining activity in recent months as aluminum firms from the U.S., China and Russia, try to carve out a piece of its massive bauxite-ore deposits used to produce alumina and aluminum. \u2014 Costas Paris, WSJ , 2 Nov. 2018",
"Raw materials including coke, which helps to fuel iron-ore smelters, and caustic soda, used to extract alumina from bauxite, are also rocketing higher in price. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin alumin-, alumen alum":""
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"circa 1790, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183649"
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"aluminum":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a silver-white metallic chemical element with atomic number 13 that has good electrical and thermal conductivity, high reflectivity, and resistance to oxidation":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun aluminum foil The sweet spot, the point in a bat where vibration supposedly is least, is said to be two times larger on an aluminum bat than on a wood one. \u2014 Hank Hersch Before he evacuated, Mr. Gonzales tied the boat down with four gigantic ropes and all the storm could do was knock it off the construction blocks. He slowly climbs a battered aluminum ladder propped up on the port side. \u2014 Ken Wells"
],
"\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[
"\u2014 often used before another noun aluminum foil The sweet spot, the point in a bat where vibration supposedly is least, is said to be two times larger on an aluminum bat than on a wood one. \u2014 Hank Hersch Before he evacuated, Mr. Gonzales tied the boat down with four gigantic ropes and all the storm could do was knock it off the construction blocks. He slowly climbs a battered aluminum ladder propped up on the port side. \u2014 Ken Wells"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An aluminum frame forms the base of the kayak with inflatable compartments for buoyancy. \u2014 Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics , 21 June 2022",
"That process included metalworkers dissembling the aircraft, harvesting the aluminum exterior, stripping the paint, and rolling the metal into thin sheets. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
"There\u2019s also a Shimano seven-speed gear shift system, front and rear lights, rear light with braking high-beam function, bell, reinforced aluminum frame and 26-inch tires with puncture-resistant liners. \u2014 Scott Kramer, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
"The road-ready production model is fashioned after the marque\u2019s 1952 track assailant, the W194, and maintains its lightweight aluminum exterior in a silver-gray metallic. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 6 Jan. 2022",
"The device offers a matte aluminum exterior that reminds me of the silver on offer by the MacBook Air. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The site-specific piece \u2014 a 24-foot-wide, 16-foot-tall steel and aluminum sculpture \u2014 is a new commission from OCMA. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Donald Trump abused his national security power by slapping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to support domestic producers. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 6 June 2022",
"Beginning in 2018, Trump\u2019s initial tariffs targeted steel and aluminum , materials the U.S. has accused China of dumping onto global markets at low rates, contributing to an oversupply. \u2014 Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes , 5 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from alumina":""
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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195544"
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"aluminum hydrate":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": the trihydrate of alumina : aluminum hydroxide":[
"\u2014 used chiefly commercially"
]
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"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210128"
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"alum":{
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a potassium aluminum sulfate KAl(SO 4 ) 2 \u00b712H 2 O or an ammonium aluminum sulfate NH 4 Al(SO 4 ) 2 \u00b712H 2 O used especially for its astringent and styptic properties":[],
": any of various double salts isomorphous with potassium aluminum sulfate":[],
": aluminum sulfate":[],
": alumnus , alumna":[
"a Yale alum"
],
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"\u02c8a-l\u0259m",
"\u02c8al-\u0259m",
"\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French alum, alun , from Latin alumen":"Noun",
"by shortening":"Noun"
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1877, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223904"
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": a person who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university":[
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"\u2014 usually used of a man in the singular but often of men and women in the plural"
],
": a person who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate":[
"a Saturday Night Live alumnus"
]
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"Her parents are alumni of the state university.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mac Jones was an All-American at Alabama, Jonathan Jones is a former Auburn standout and Marcus Jones is an alumnus of Enterprise High School and Troy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
"Elder Night, taking place July 22, also will include a raffle in which one Elder alumnus will be chosen to throw the ceremonial first pitch, Ruffing said. \u2014 Abby Miller, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
"Jim McGuire, an alumnus of River Valley High School in Marion County, Ohio, speaks at graduation. \u2014 Jay Valle, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
"The 42-ton rock was removed, as was the name of alumnus Fredric March from a theater on campus. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"So far, the group has raised $30,000 toward a $90,000 goal, said Keith Berr, a 1972 Berea alumnus and professional photographer who has helped to champion the project. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"Tran, an alumnus of Emerge Oregon, which trains Democratic women to run for office, previously ran and lost in the 2012 Democratic primary for House District 47. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"House had followed Johnson, a fellow University of Southern California alumnus , since the pitcher\u2019s college days. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"The letter was dated 1993 and had been sent to the principal of the local high school from an alumnus named Walter Dotter, a retired state insurance worker. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, foster son, pupil, from alere to nourish \u2014 more at old":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225149"
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"alumnor":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": a person employed to work with alumni and their organizations":[]
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"-\u02ccn\u022f(\u0259)r",
"-n \u0259r"
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"alumni + -or":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1950, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000336"
},
"alumina cement":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": hydraulic cement having a higher alumina content, developing strength more rapidly, and being more resistant to heat and chemicals than portland cement":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013350"
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"alumbloom":{
"type":[
"noun"
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": alumroot sense 1":[]
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"\u02c8al\u0259m\u02ccbl\u00fcm"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092721"
},
"Alumbrado":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a 16th century mystical Spanish sect striving for spiritual illumination and union with God":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish Alumbrado , literally, illuminated one, from alumbrado illuminated, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin alluminatus , past participle of alluminare to illuminate, from Latin ad- + luminare to illuminate, from lumin-, lumen light":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1600, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042530"
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"aluminum foil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food":[]
},
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Transfer the sliders to the prepared bun bottoms, tent with aluminum foil , and set aside while cooking the remaining patties. \u2014 Joe Yonan, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
"The Chinese plane released aluminum foil strips that the Australian plane\u2019s jet engines ingested. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 8 June 2022",
"Bright pointed out holes in a small portion of the aluminum foil that covers the artwork. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2021",
"When the eclipse begins, put your eye up to the second hole, while holding the box so that the sun is shining into the pinhole in the aluminum foil . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2021",
"Tent with aluminum foil and wait at least 5 to 10 minutes before carving. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
"How to do it: To get started, tightly wrap each avocado with aluminum foil , and place in a shallow ovenproof dish. \u2014 Amy Mitchell, Country Living , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Customers have used them to store everything from plastic storage bags and aluminum foil packages to loaves of bread and bags of pasta. \u2014 Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Line two baking sheets with parchment or aluminum foil . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045731"
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"aluminous cake":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062013"
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"alumin-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
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"definitions":{
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"alumin iform"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French alumin- , from Latin, from alumin-, alumen":""
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073107"
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"aluminum sulfate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a white salt Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 usually made by treating bauxite with sulfuric acid and used in making paper, in water purification, and in tanning":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Savvy consumers will notice potassium aluminum sulfate listed in the ingredients of this deodorant, which is a mineral salt with astringent and antimicrobial properties. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
"To make the iron in the soil more readily available, the soil should be treated with an acidifying agent such as sulfur, iron sulfate (copperas), aluminum sulfate or a liquid soil acidifier. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 27 Jan. 2021",
"At this point, the water still has the tea-like color of river water, which the plants eliminate using aluminum sulfate . \u2014 Eric Roper, Star Tribune , 9 Oct. 2020",
"To encourage your hydrangeas to bloom blue, apply aluminum sulfate now and again in March, following package directions. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 30 Sep. 2020",
"Maine Auburn: Workers are going to be putting aluminum sulfate in Lake Auburn this week to fight algae. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 July 2019",
"The aluminum sulfate will be applied to three-quarters of the lake starting Wednesday. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 July 2019",
"Potential Solutions Treatments of aluminum sulfate are sometimes used to fight algal blooms in small lakes or canals, but is not effective in the much larger ocean. \u2014 Jenny Howard, National Geographic , 5 July 2019",
"Scores of fish died in the lake after the town began using a state-approved, low-dose aluminum sulfate treatment to lower the lake's pH levels and improve water clarity, Wilmington NBC-TV affiliate WECT reported. \u2014 Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver , 16 May 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090558"
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"alum cake":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a product of the action of sulfuric acid on clay consisting chiefly of silica and aluminum sulfate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100214"
},
"aluminum bronze":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a pale gold-colored alloy composed of copper and usually five to ten percent aluminum with iron, nickel, and tin usually being present in amounts less than one percent each and used especially for corrosion-resistant parts, for wear-resistant bearings, bushings, gears, and dies, and for ornamental articles":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110327"
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"alumina porcelain":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a porcelain composed chiefly of alumina and used in spark plugs":[]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130656"
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"aluminum soap":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of various aluminum salts of higher carboxylic acids (as fatty acids) including aluminum stearate and aluminum resinate that are amorphous solids insoluble in water but soluble in hydrocarbon solvents and that are used chiefly in lubricating greases, in protective coatings, and in waterproofing compositions":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134023"
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"aluminum trihydrate":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the trihydrate of alumina : aluminum hydroxide":[
"\u2014 used chiefly commercially"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141818"
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"aluminum gallium arsenide":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a semiconductor AlGaAs sometimes used in the manufacture of laser diodes":[
"The most promising results were found in the third and fourth wafers of gallium arsenide and aluminum gallium arsenide used as the raw material in the experiment, Ignatiev said.",
"\u2014 Mark Carreau , Houston Chronicle , 7 Dec. 1995"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142048"
},
"aluminate":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a compound of alumina with a metallic oxide":[]
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u0259t"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154548"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": alula sense 2":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cclet",
"-l\u0259\u0307t"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from New Latin alula + English -let":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170738"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": a girl or woman who has attended or has graduated from a particular school, college, or university":[
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": a girl or woman who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate":[
"an alumna of a TV series"
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"\u0259-\u02c8l\u0259m-n\u0259"
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"a group of Harvard alumnae",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pascua is an alumna of the Dow Jones News Fund multiplatform editing residency and a former editing intern for The New York Times. \u2014 Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
"Yara Shahidi can add Harvard alumna to her resume after graduating from the university Thursday. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Queen Sugar alumna Kat Candler will write the first episode, showrun and executive produce alongside DuVernay, Ridloff, Jackson and Array Filmworks president Paul Garnes. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"She's had plenty of opportunities to be creative this year \u2014 the Central Saint Martins alumna recently became a second-time mother, moved houses, and readied her eponymous label for fashion week. \u2014 Amanda Randone, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"The ad that blew the mustachioed actor\u2019s mind actually quoted Manohla Dargis of the New York Times (and an L.A. Times alumna ). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to that, Box Tops for Education will make give a $20,000 donation to Andrew Hamilton Middle School in Philadelphia, which Brunson is an alumna of. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 5 May 2022",
"Twelve students, chosen in advance by the quality of their questions, talked to Ochoa, a native of La Mesa, culminating a four-month adventure that drove home how important mathematics and science studies were to Ochoa, a Parkway alumna . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Batra is also an alumna of the 2021 Dow Jones News Fund digital media class. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2012"
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"Latin, feminine of alumnus":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172338"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"\u2014 usually used of a man in the singular but often of men and women in the plural"
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": a person who is a former member, employee, contributor, or inmate":[
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"examples":[
"Her parents are alumni of the state university.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mac Jones was an All-American at Alabama, Jonathan Jones is a former Auburn standout and Marcus Jones is an alumnus of Enterprise High School and Troy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
"Elder Night, taking place July 22, also will include a raffle in which one Elder alumnus will be chosen to throw the ceremonial first pitch, Ruffing said. \u2014 Abby Miller, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
"Jim McGuire, an alumnus of River Valley High School in Marion County, Ohio, speaks at graduation. \u2014 Jay Valle, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
"The 42-ton rock was removed, as was the name of alumnus Fredric March from a theater on campus. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"So far, the group has raised $30,000 toward a $90,000 goal, said Keith Berr, a 1972 Berea alumnus and professional photographer who has helped to champion the project. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"Tran, an alumnus of Emerge Oregon, which trains Democratic women to run for office, previously ran and lost in the 2012 Democratic primary for House District 47. \u2014 Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
"House had followed Johnson, a fellow University of Southern California alumnus , since the pitcher\u2019s college days. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
"The letter was dated 1993 and had been sent to the principal of the local high school from an alumnus named Walter Dotter, a retired state insurance worker. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022"
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"\u00a6aly\u0259(\u02cc)m\u014d-",
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"\u2014 J. R. Minkel , Scientific American , August 2006"
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"The volcanic ash added a mineral called phillipsite to the concrete, and a study published Monday in the American Mineralogist reveals that aluminous tobermorite crystals grow in the Roman concrete when it is exposed to water. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 5 July 2017",
"The tests showed a rare chemical reaction, with aluminous tobermorite crystals growing out of another mineral called phillipsite. \u2014 The Washington Post, NOLA.com , 6 July 2017",
"The tests revealed a rare chemical reaction, with aluminous tobermorite crystals growing out of another mineral called phillipsite. \u2014 Ben Guarino, Washington Post , 4 July 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095009"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111416"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153544"
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"-\u02c8\u0259st\u0259m"
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"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224441"
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"Pascua is an alumna of the Dow Jones News Fund multiplatform editing residency and a former editing intern for The New York Times. \u2014 Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
"Yara Shahidi can add Harvard alumna to her resume after graduating from the university Thursday. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
"Queen Sugar alumna Kat Candler will write the first episode, showrun and executive produce alongside DuVernay, Ridloff, Jackson and Array Filmworks president Paul Garnes. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
"She's had plenty of opportunities to be creative this year \u2014 the Central Saint Martins alumna recently became a second-time mother, moved houses, and readied her eponymous label for fashion week. \u2014 Amanda Randone, refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
"The ad that blew the mustachioed actor\u2019s mind actually quoted Manohla Dargis of the New York Times (and an L.A. Times alumna ). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"In addition to that, Box Tops for Education will make give a $20,000 donation to Andrew Hamilton Middle School in Philadelphia, which Brunson is an alumna of. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 5 May 2022",
"Twelve students, chosen in advance by the quality of their questions, talked to Ochoa, a native of La Mesa, culminating a four-month adventure that drove home how important mathematics and science studies were to Ochoa, a Parkway alumna . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Batra is also an alumna of the 2021 Dow Jones News Fund digital media class. \u2014 Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica , 5 Apr. 2012"
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"first_known_use":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014546"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
": a common Philippine timber tree ( Euphoria didyma ) with sweet edible fruit, the wood being used especially for making combs":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u00e4\u02cclu\u00a6p\u00e4g"
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"first_known_use":{
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030615"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a transparent ceramic compound AlON that exhibits a high degree of toughness":[
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"\u2014 Steven Ashley , Scientific American , May 2006"
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"-\u02cc\u00e4k-si-\u02c8n\u012b-\u02cctr\u012bd"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"oxy- + nitride entry 1":""
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"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035823"
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"definitions":{
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"\u0259-\u02ccl\u00fc-m\u0259-n\u014d-\u02c8si-l\u0259-\u02cck\u0101t",
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Smooth aluminosilicate is treated with a two-way filter that provides full-screen privacy when viewed from the side to keep your phone screen private when using this screen protector. \u2014 Ellen Mcalpine, CNN Underscored , 16 Oct. 2020"
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to aluminum":[]
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-045621"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cct\u012bp"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"alumin- + type":""
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"These versions are 3-D-printed from titanium- aluminide metal powder, which is lighter, stronger, and more heat-resistant. \u2014 Matt Jancer, WIRED , 19 May 2017"
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"borrowed from French, from aluminium aluminium + -ide -ide":""
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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a lung disease caused by the inhalation of dusts of certain aluminum compounds":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from alumin + -osis":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091122"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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"\u0259\u00a6l\u00fcm\u0259(\u02cc)n\u014d\u00a6th\u0259rmik"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103517"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-103756"
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"definitions":{
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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"definitions":{
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4\u02c8l-",
"\u02c8\u00e4\u02cclu\u0307(\u0259)r"
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"first_known_use":{
"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130542"
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"trademark"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132225"
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"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"\u2026 approximately six tons of clay are required to produce a ton of aluminium \u2026",
"\u2014 C. E. Davis",
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"\u2014 C. Hammond",
"\u2014 often used before another noun aluminium compounds Both zinc and aluminium plates are used extensively. \u2014 Preliminary Tech. Course In Printing"
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"\u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[
"\u2026 approximately six tons of clay are required to produce a ton of aluminium \u2026",
"\u2014 C. E. Davis",
"Metals such as copper, aluminium , silver and gold \u2026",
"\u2014 C. Hammond",
"\u2014 often used before another noun aluminium compounds Both zinc and aluminium plates are used extensively. \u2014 Preliminary Tech. Course In Printing"
]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccal-y\u0259-\u02c8mi-n\u0113-\u0259m",
"\u02ccal-y\u0259-\u02c8min-\u0113-\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So far, Russian aluminium giant Rusal has not been sanctioned. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
"Plus, China\u2014the world\u2019s biggest aluminium producer\u2014needs alumina feedstock for its own smelters. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
"Treat sweaty feet by using an antiperspirant containing aluminium chloride. \u2014 Caroline Robinson And Luke Donnan, CNN , 1 May 2022",
"However, the Venice government forbade the use of such technology on the grand canal so four of Opie\u2019s aluminium sculptures are on show outside of the city\u2019s newest luxury hotel. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Increasing costs of stuff like aluminium and rhodium have led to more expensive semiconductors, catalytic converters, and other car parts. \u2014 Niharika Sharma, Quartz , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Abramovich, whose fortune was made in oil and aluminium during the chaotic years that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, has not condemned Russia's invasion of its neighbor in two statements since the war began two weeks ago. \u2014 Rob Harris, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
"In the economic sphere, Russia can limit the export of strategic resources to the West, including grain, fertiliser, titanium, palladium, aluminium , nickel and timber \u2014 to say nothing of possibly calamitous limits on oil and gas exports. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
"While some companies use plastic, Charge Amps uses recycled aluminium . \u2014 Heather Farmbrough, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from alumina":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184457"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"definitions":{
": to treat or coat with aluminum":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8l\u00fc-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This commercial-quality favorite from Sur La Table is made of thick aluminized steel for rust resistance and superior heat transfer. \u2014 Kathy Passero, al , 14 May 2020",
"Material: Fiber glass and aluminized nylon This is the very top of the line for hard shells in the James Baroud lineup. \u2014 James Lynch, Popular Mechanics , 26 Apr. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200742"
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"alure":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": passage , gallery , ambulatory":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English alour, alure , from Old French aleor, aleoir passage (from aler to go) & aleure, alure gait, course, gallery, from aler to go":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211034"
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"Alundum":{
"type":[
"trademark"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8l\u0259nd\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224659"
},
"alun-alun":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the public square in a Malaysian town usually consisting of a grassplot surrounded by trees":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malay":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001855"
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"aluchi resin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": acouchi resin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8l\u00fcch\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in Guiana":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033415"
},
"alumstone":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": alunite":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1651, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062221"
},
"aluminophosphate":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of a class of compounds formed of aluminum and phosphorus that are often used as molecular sieves":[
"Here we report the preparation of aluminophosphate zeolite analogues by using ionic liquids and eutectic mixtures.",
"\u2014 Emily R. Cooper , Nature , 26 Aug. 2004",
"Klinowski says the technique can also predict structures for other crystals, including aluminophosphates and doped silicates.",
"\u2014 Samuel K. Moore , Chemical Week , 25 Aug. 1999"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u00a6l\u00fc-m\u0259-(\u02cc)n\u014d-\u00a6f\u00e4s-\u02ccf\u0101t"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alumino- + phosphate":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072004"
},
"alurgite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a manganese mica of purplish color":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al\u0259r-",
"\u0259\u02c8l\u0259r\u02ccj\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary alurg- (from Greek halourg\u0113s genuine purple dye, literally, wrought in or by the sea, from hals salt, sea + -ourg\u0113s , from ergon work) + -ite ; originally formed as German alurgit":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105423"
},
"aluminon":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a precipitant for aluminum ion used in analytical work; ammonium aurintricarboxylate":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8l\u00fcm\u0259\u02ccn\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alumin um ion":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112838"
},
"aluminography":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": algraphy":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02ccl\u00fcm\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"alumin- + -graphy":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120236"
},
"alumino-":{
"type":[],
"definitions":{
"\u2014 see alumin-":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130708"
},
"alum shale":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a shale or clay slate originally containing pyrite and after weathering containing aluminum sulfate formed by the action of sulfuric acid from the decomposition of the pyrite on the aluminous materials of the rock":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1737, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141412"
},
"alushtite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a mineral consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate and occurring in bluish or greenish claylike crusts and veins":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al\u0259\u0307sh-",
"\u0259\u02c8l\u0259sh\u02cct\u012bt"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Russian alushtit , from Alushta , town in the Crimea, its locality + Russian -it -ite":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1928, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174834"
},
"aluta":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a soft tawed leather":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8l\u00fct\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1667, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232251"
},
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"type":[
"abbreviation"
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"arithmetic logic unit":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234708"
},
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"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having the quality or color of tawed leather":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6aly\u0259\u00a6t\u0101sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular (influence of -aceous ) from Late Latin alutacius , from Latin aluta soft leather, from alumen alum (used in tanning)":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235750"
}
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