aluminum oxide

collocation in English

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aluminium
noun[U]
uk
/ˌæl.jəˈmɪn.i.əm/us
/ˌæl.jəˈmɪn.i.əm/
a chemical element that is a light, silver-coloured metal, used especially for making cooking equipment and ...
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oxide
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɒk.saɪd/us
/ˈɑːk.saɪd/
a chemical combination of oxygen and one ...
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The high-k material was expected to yield longer retention times than thealuminumoxidestructure.
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Thealuminumoxidefibers, which are only 2 nanometers wide, attract dirt, bacteria, viruses, and proteins using an electrostatic effect.
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Microdermabrasion crystals are typically made of a very fine, abrasive material likealuminumoxide.
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Aluminumoxide, boron nitride, zinc oxide, and increasingly aluminum nitride are used as fillers for these types of adhesives.
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Sealing hydrates thealuminumoxidesurface, trapping the image beneath the anodized layer.
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It burns to producealuminumoxideand antimony trioxide.
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Optionally, ruthenium on alumina (aluminumoxide) makes a more efficient catalyst.
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The highest effects observed to date withaluminumoxideinsulators are around 70% at room temperature.
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Because of the extremely high chemical activity of the high-pressure sodium arc, the arc tube is typically made of translucentaluminumoxide.
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Of these materials,aluminumoxideis the most common.
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Scattering effects are reduced and intensive, pure interference colors can be achieved in combination with the colorlessaluminumoxidesubstrate.
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If thealuminumoxidethickness is chosen correctly, it functions as an anti-reflective coating, reducing reflection at the surface.
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Some metallic oxides are amphoteric, likealuminumoxide, which means that they can react with both acids and bases.
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The inside of the cathode is insulated by a coating of alumina (aluminumoxide).
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Analuminumoxidesensor has two metal layers that form the electrodes of a capacitor.
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Some lower-quality hard line may use aluminum shielding, aluminum however is easily oxidized and unlike silver or gold oxide,aluminumoxidedrastically loses effective conductivity.
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Fine-grained fusedaluminumoxideis generally employed for burnishing and in this respect is unexcelled in many applications with the possible exception of steel.
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In addition to the quartz, sodium carbonate, andaluminumoxidetraditionally used in glassmaking, boron is used in the manufacture of borosilicate glass.
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Various ceramic materials types are in use, however:aluminumoxide, boron carbide and silicon carbide are the most common.
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