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Aluminium foil   /əlˈumɪnəm fɔɪl/   Listen
Aluminium foil

noun
1.
Foil made of aluminum.  Synonyms: aluminum foil, tin foil.






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"Aluminium foil" Quotes from Famous Books



... cast a shadow in these rays it was thought at first that all solids were absolutely opaque to them. Hertz, however, discovered that a small amount of phosphorescence occurred on the glass even when such opaque substances as gold-leaf or aluminium foil were interposed between the cathode and the sides of the tube. Shortly afterwards Lenard discovered that the cathode rays can be made to pass from the inside of a discharge tube to the outside air. For convenience these rays outside ...
— A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams



Words linked to "Aluminium foil" :   al, atomic number 13, aluminum foil, tin foil, aluminium, aluminum, foil



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