dealuminate

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verb

To chemically remove alumina or aluminates from a material.

OriginEnglish alumina ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdealuminate (third-person singular simple present dealuminates, present participle dealuminating, simple past and past participle dealuminated)

present singular third person dealuminates · participle present dealuminating · participle past dealuminated · past dealuminated

  1. transitivechemistryTo chemically remove alumina or aluminates from a material.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishalumina
  8. Englishdealuminate

From de- + alumina + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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APA

dealuminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealuminate

MLA

“dealuminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealuminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dealuminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dealuminate.

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