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Alumina   /əlˈumənə/   Listen
Alumina

noun
1.
Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum.  Synonyms: aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide.






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"Alumina" Quotes from Famous Books



... the same time. The operation is finished when all the sodium sulphide has been converted into normal sodium carbonate, partly also into acid sodium carbonate (bicarbonate) NaHCO3; at the same time a precipitate is formed, consisting of ferrous sulphide, alumina and silica, which is removed by another settling tank, and the clear liquor is now ready either for boiling down in a "fishing-pan'' for the manufacture of white soda-ash, or for the process ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia



Words linked to "Alumina" :   aluminium oxide, refractory, alundum, corundum, corundom, furnace lining



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