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anodium

anodium noun: anodized aluminum.

Noun (1)

anodium (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Anodized aluminum.
    • This toughness is the result of a uniquely fine grain size imparted by vanadium to steel, anodium steels are readily cast, forged, and rolled.1943, Product Engineering - Volume 14, Issues 7-12, page 251
    • Terrazzo is not recommended as a wall covering but rather 12 in. by 8 in. tiles of a soft green colour particularly for the operating rooms where too, shelves may be of polished anodium covered with green rubber pad.1945, Building Science Abstracts - Volumes 18-19, page 125

Noun (2)

anodium (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A hypothesized substance from which all other elements were formed.
    • There had been a “cosmium” and “neutronium” (“element”), too, to say nothing of “archonium,” “asterium,” “aetherium,”and the Ur-element “anodium", from which all the other elements supposedly were built.2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, →ISBN

Examples of anodium in a sentence

  • Most of the items can be supplied in any of the following finishes : brass bronze, nickel silver, chromium, anodium, satin chrome.1961, East African Trade & Industry - Issues 89-97, page 29:
  • External doors: mortice latch-locks, anodized anodium lever handles and 4 in. steel butts.1963, Great Britain Ministry of Education, Youth Club: Withywood Bristol, page 59:
  • The ability to anodize at these high core densities is attributable to a novel method of transporting the electrolyte over the anodium surface in a direction opposite to the travel of the strip.1967, Chemical Processing - Volume 13, Part 2, page v:

Origin of anodium

From a brand name which is a Blend of anodized + aluminum.

Questions about anodium

What does anodium mean?
Anodium means anodized aluminum.
How do you use anodium in a sentence?
Most of the items can be supplied in any of the following finishes : brass bronze, nickel silver, chromium, anodium, satin chrome.
What part of speech is anodium?
Anodium is a noun.

Words near anodium in the dictionary

  1. anodised
  2. anodiser
  3. anodisers
  4. anodises
  5. anodising
  6. anodium
  7. anodization
  8. anodizations
  9. anodize
  10. anodized
  11. anodizer

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