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aluminum

alu·mi·num

UK/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ US/əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/ fairly common

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Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen + -um

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