aluminum oxide

noun

Examples of aluminum oxide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Elsewhere, researchers from the University of Southern California writing in Geophysical Research Letters estimate airborne aluminum oxide pollution caused by a growing number of incinerated satellites may possess the potential to damage the Earth’s ozone layer. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024 All these spacecraft burning up could also delay the recovery of the ozone layer for decades, thanks to the buildup of aluminum oxide particles, or affect how that part of the atmosphere moderates climate change. Ramin Skibba, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2024 The coatings, known as passivation layers, are made from materials such as silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, and aluminum oxide. IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024 Conventional Josephson-junction materials, most notably aluminum oxide, didn’t scale down well. Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for aluminum oxide 

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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 15 Sep. 2024.

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