aluminum oxide

noun

Examples of aluminum oxide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Out of the mud The first step in aluminum production is the isolation of aluminum oxide from the other materials in the ore. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024 And the process of isolating the aluminum oxide leaves the material with a very basic pH. All of these features mean that the red mud generally can't (or at least shouldn't) be returned to the environment. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024 Blacker than Neo's leather jacket, blacker than Emperor Palpatine's black heart, blacker than the mood of Dark City: Nothing is blacker than the thin mesh of 35-nanometer silver wires on a wafer of aluminum oxide unveiled last month at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Eric Wolff, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2010 Its double-footed stainless steel guides have aluminum oxide inserts, which stand up to heavy line and lengthen casts. Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023 In my opinion, the workhorse abrasive is aluminum oxide. Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 That’s because the insulating aluminum oxide layer can have defects that trap charges and degrade performance. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2023 The graphene sheets are deposited on a silicon wafer, and then gold electrodes are printed on the sheets, followed by a nanometer-thick insulating layer of aluminum oxide to separate the gate electrode from the semiconducting channel. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2023 Nourish your pores with this Peter Thomas Roth Pumpkin Enzyme Mask, which exfoliates and rejuvenates your skin with pumpkin enzyme, alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), and aluminum oxide crystals. Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023

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First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aluminum oxide was in 1869

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“Aluminum oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aluminum%20oxide. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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