Al
- noun
- /æl/
- Specialized
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Al
- Cans are often constructed from Al because it is both lightweight and recyclable.
Examples
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The airplane's body is primarily made of Al, which keeps it lightweight.
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When cooking on a campfire, aluminum foil is great for wrapping food due to its heat resistance and light weight, like any product made of Al.
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We replace spin orbit by AL dot S.
Synonyms
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A light silvery metal that does not rust easily and is used for cans and aircraft
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
In Islamic law, territories outside Islamic rule where Muslims are often a minority and may be treated badly
The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, sometimes with one extra day
The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when many Muslims go to Mecca for the hajj and celebrate Eid al-Adha
A month in the Islamic calendar that people consider sacred because fighting is not allowed
- Offensive
An armed group that uses violence to scare people for political reasons
- Literature
An armed Islamist group that was active in Iraqi Kurdistan and carried out attacks
- NSFW
A political and military group from Palestine started by Yasser Arafat in 1958 that fought for a Palestinian state
An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in the West Bank in the early 2000s
An armed Palestinian group linked to Fatah that carried out attacks in the West Bank
A political group from Egypt with strict Islamic beliefs that uses violence
A violent group in Somalia that carries out terrorist attacks and has links to al-Qaeda
A Libyan armed Islamist group formed in 1995 that supported al-Qaeda and tried to kill Muammar Qaddafi
An organization that raised money and recruited foreign fighters for the Afghan war in the 1980s and helped start al-Qaeda
An organization set up by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to fund and recruit fighters for the Afghan war
- NSFW
An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in Israel and the West Bank in the early 2000s
A militant group in Pakistan and Kashmir that wants an Islamic government and has links with the Taliban
A major Muslim festival at the end of Hajj when people sacrifice an animal and give meat to the poor
An armed group linked to Hamas that carries out attacks against Israeli targets
A vast sandy desert in southern Saudi Arabia and nearby countries with huge sand dunes
- NSFW
A small armed Sunni Palestinian group in Lebanon that uses violence against people and places
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Al is the chemical symbol for aluminium, a name that comes from the old Latin word alumen, which means 'alum', a type of 'salt' people used long ago. So the metal was named after the natural 'alum' compounds where it was first found, and Al is the short label scientists use for it.