Etymology

aluminide

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Today it means: Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English aluminium ← Latin alūmen
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elut-
  2. Latinalūmen
  3. Englishaluminium
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. English todayaluminide

From aluminium + -ide.

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