aluminiferous

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UK/əˌluːmɪˈnɪfəɹəs/

adjective

containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivealuminiferous (comparative more aluminiferous, superlative most aluminiferous)

comparative more aluminiferous · superlative most aluminiferous

  1. containing, or yielding aluminium or its ore or alum

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontaining alum or aluminum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elut-
  2. Latinalūmen
  3. Englishaluminium
  4. Englishaluminiferous

From aluminium + -iferous.

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Translations

Catalan aluminífer
  • aluminífercontaining aluminium
French alunifère
  • alunifèrecontaining aluminium
Italian alluminifero
  • alluminiferocontaining aluminium
Portuguese aluminífero
  • aluminíferocontaining aluminium
Romanian aluminifer
  • aluminifercontaining aluminium

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APA

aluminiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminiferous

MLA

“aluminiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aluminiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aluminiferous.

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