Definition of "aluminous" [a•lu•mi•nous]

• Of, relating to, or containing aluminum or alum. (adjective)

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• "In highly acid and aluminous soils, special methods usually are needed to establish leucaena, but they may be worth the trouble."
• "Gripes, by means of the aluminous sharp Particles of its Earth; Its Air is also so bad, as has obliged several to remove from its Situation for their"
• "The material most prized for the purpose of pipe-making is the beautiful red pipe-stone of the Coteau des Prairies, which is an indurated aluminous stone, highly colored with red oxide of iron."