aluminium

/ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/ noun B2

A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13. (countable, uncountable)
An atom of this element. (countable)
Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium. (countable, slang, uncountable)

Plural aluminiums

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Here’s the record of the Tarleton murders, and the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant, and the adventure of the old Russian woman, and the singular affair of the aluminium crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti of the club-foot, and his abominable wife.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2

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