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ALUMINA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum

Synonyms:

alumina; aluminium oxide; aluminum oxide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("alumina" is a kind of...):

corundom; corundum (very hard mineral used as an abrasive)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alumina"):

alundum (a substance made of fused alumina)

Holonyms ("alumina" is a substance of...):

furnace lining; refractory (lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace)

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