aluminiumal‧u‧min‧i‧um /ˌæləˈmɪniəm/ British English, a‧lu‧mi‧num /əˈluːmənəm/ American English ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
recycled aluminium cans
WORD ORIGINaluminum
Origin:
1800-1900 Modern Latin, Latin alumen; ➔ ALUMEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A final covering of aluminium foil or carbon paper reduces the risk of detection by X-ray machines.
- I am considering a helpline for those who simply can not stop going into outdoor shops and buying aluminium water bottles.
- She hadn't hurt this much since Daddy Deadest was around, playing his games with his willow switches and aluminium rods.
- Should you wish to paint hardwood for the first time, it will be necessary to coat it with an aluminium primer.
- Take 4 large pieces of aluminium foil and place a quarter of the potatoes, onions and apples on each.
- The purity of the subfractions was checked by aluminium lactate starch gel electrophoresis.
- We have also started to introduce can or aluminium collection centres and are experimenting with collecting plastics.
- Wheels in light aluminium, five spokes.
WORD SETS
aluminium, nounargon, nounarsenic, nounbarium, nounbase metal, nounbismuth, nouncadmium, nouncaesium, nouncalcium, nouncarbon, nounchlorine, nounchromium, nouncobalt, nouncopper, nounferrous, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivehalogen, nounhydro-, prefixhydrogen, nouniodine, nouniridium, nouniron, nounisotope, nounkrypton, nounlead, nounlithium, nounmagnesium, nounmanganese, nounmercury, nounmolybdenum, nounnickel, nounnitrogen, nounoxygen, nounphosphorus, nounplatinum, nounplutonium, nounpotassium, nounprecious metal, nounradium, nounradon, nounselenium, nounsilicon, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesodium, nounstrontium, nountin, nountin, adjectivetitanium, nountrace element, nountungsten, nounuranium, nounxenon, nounzinc, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a silver-white metal that is very light and is used to make cans, cooking pans, window frames etc. It is a chemical element: symbol Al: Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake.· These are thought by researchers to be the result of low calcium and magnesium and high aluminium in the brain.· They are increasingly sophisticated machines, often using high quality aluminium and titanium alloys, spin offs from the aerospace industry.· Mr Birchall also knew that acid waters, which contain higher levels of aluminium, are lethal to fish.
NOUN· Continuous welding of marine - type aluminium alloy is faster and cheaper than riveting.· The wings are constructed of aluminium alloy with a honeycomb cover.· One was of beaten metal, a sort of aluminium alloy with a modern fitted skin.· It was constructed from an aluminium alloy formed into a honeycomb bonded between inner and outer sheets.· The majority are made of aluminium alloy which is lightweight but can bend.
· Aluminium Cans Huge savings of energy are made through recycling aluminium cans.· Oil is needed to make plastics, for example, bauxite for aluminium cans, and wood for paper.
· Take 4 large pieces of aluminium foil and place a quarter of the potatoes, onions and apples on each.· Small moulds for casting blocks can be made from aluminium foil.· A final covering of aluminium foil or carbon paper reduces the risk of detection by X-ray machines.· Weight the bird; transfer to a rack in a roasting tin and cover with aluminium foil.· Waxed paper and aluminium foil are also used.· Place each chicken roll on a square of aluminium foil.
· Besides, they had David Gentleman prints on the hall walls, framed in aluminium frames.· The choice is mainly between galvanised steel, painted steel, and aluminium frames.· It features a twin-spar aluminium frame and a tubular swingarm made out of steel and aluminium.· Coated aluminium frames are available in a wide choice of colours.
· High aluminium levels can produce abnormal tadpoles and may suppress growth.
· The recent closures of the paper mill and the aluminium smelter at Invergordon lend weight to this argument.· The fiercest battle was for control of the world's biggest aluminium smelter, Krasnoyarsk in Siberia.
· Mixed with water, aluminium sulphate becomes increasingly acid.· Most of the aluminium contamination is due to aluminium sulphate added to water to remove cloudiness.· The low-level, continuous exposure arising from aluminium sulphate in water purification is very worrying.
VERB· The security grilles are made from steel or aluminium, and can also give the effect of leaded lights.· Clark's implant, which replaces the two ventricles - bottom pumping chambers - is made of polyurethane and aluminium.· The Audi is lighter, too, because it's made from aluminium.· Aluminium Cans Huge savings of energy are made through recycling aluminium cans.· Small moulds for casting blocks can be made from aluminium foil.· The majority are made of aluminium alloy which is lightweight but can bend.· A woman had enquired at the factory about the possibility of making an aluminium gang-plank for her private barge.
· It can not be used on aluminium or galvanised surfaces.· They are increasingly sophisticated machines, often using high quality aluminium and titanium alloys, spin offs from the aerospace industry.· They used either aluminium or steel foil, contained in a stainless steel cassette, as a recording medium.· Anodisation is used to protect aluminium components that are likely to be exposed to the elements.· Both cars used aluminium extensively for low weight, and both had four-wheel drives for stability.· Never use aluminium as poisonous seepage will react with the plant alkaloids and its vitamin content, thus damaging the therapeutic properties.
recycled aluminium cans