#alumino

• Algraphy — A planographic printing process analogous to lithography, in which the traditional lithographic stone is replaced by a chemically prepared flexible aluminum plate. In graphic arts, the term describes a technique enabling faithful reproduction of drawings, acting as a precursor to modern offset printing.
• Alumino- — A compounding element (prefixoid) used in international scientific, chemical, and mineralogical terminology to indicate the presence of aluminum or alumina within the structure of an organic compound or a complex mineral (e.g., aluminosilicate).
• Aluminous — Containing aluminum or alumina in a considerable proportion; a characteristic attributed to soils, clays, rocks, or chemical compounds that present a high concentration of this metal.
• Aluminosilicate — A complex mineral within the silicate class (representing a large portion of the Earth's crust, such as feldspars, zeolites, and micas) in whose crystalline frameworks part of the silicon atoms are replaced by aluminum atoms bound to oxygen.
• Aluminothermy — A metallurgical process based on the reduction of metal oxides using aluminum in the form of fine powder or granules, a highly exothermic reaction that releases a massive amount of heat and temperatures exceeding two thousand degrees, heavily used for welding railway tracks or obtaining pure metals.
• Aluminosis — A severe form of pneumoconiosis caused by the prolonged and chronic inhalation of fine aluminum dust or alumina particles within industrial work environments, manifested through progressive pulmonary fibrosis, coughing, and major respiratory difficulties.
• Alumosilicate — A terminological or spelling variant (influenced by German and Russian nomenclatures) for 'aluminosilicat' (aluminosilicate); a complex mineral within the silicate class in whose crystalline frameworks part of the silicon atoms are replaced by aluminum atoms.