A whitish mineral typically occurring in opaque, clay-like masses and consisting of a hydrated basic sulphate of aluminium.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Stephen Weston (1747–1830), antiquary and classical scholar. From classical Latin alūmin-, alūmenalum + -ite, after French aluminite.
Definition of aluminite in US English:
aluminite
nounəˈl(j)uːmɪnʌɪt
Mineralogy
A whitish mineral typically occurring in opaque, clay-like masses and consisting of a hydrated basic sulphate of aluminium.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Stephen Weston (1747–1830), antiquary and classical scholar. From classical Latin alūmin-, alūmen alum + -ite, after French aluminite.