aluminum

== English == === Alternative forms === aluminium (internationally in science, Commonwealth English) === Etymology === Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, after the earlier 1807 New Latin form alumium. By surface analysis, Latin alumen +‎ -um === Pronunciation === (General American, Canada) enPR: ə-lo͞o'-mĭ-nəm, IPA(key): /əˈlu.mɪ.nəm/ (UK, Australian, New Zealand) enPR: ăl-yə-mĭnʹ-ē-əm, IPA(key): /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/ (corresponding to the form aluminium) (UK) IPA(key): /əˈluː.mɪ.nəm/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ʔɐ.lʊˈmi.nʊm/ === Noun === aluminum (countable and uncountable, plural aluminums) American, Canadian, and Philippines standard spelling of aluminium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bauxite === References === David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Aluminum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “aluminum”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. Michael Quinion (2004), “Aluminum”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. == Latin == === Noun === alūminum genitive plural of alūmen