Aluminosis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aluminosis is a noun meaning (pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
Meaning
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by aluminum dust.
More Meanings
- (construction) A structural defect resulting from the degradation of poor quality concrete.
Example Sentences
After this, overall inspections detected aluminosis in thousands of apartments in peripheral neighborhoods.
When many of these structures were proved to be substandard by the discovery of aluminosis (a disease caused by humidity which affects cement, and exacerbated by the cheap building methods), it would be Nou Barris that would be among […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include asbestosis, kaolinosis, silicosis, pneumoconiosis, coniosis, alveolitis.
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