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Aluminum Foil

Definition: Aluminum Foil

Aluminum Foil

Noun

1. Foil made of aluminum.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Aluminum Foil

Synonyms: aluminium foil (n), tin foil (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Aluminum Foil

English words defined with "aluminum foil": aluminium foiltin foil. (references)
Specialty definitions using "aluminum foil": cap-lining-machine operator, CLAY MODELER, COMBINER OPERATOR, combiner-sheet operator, CROWN-ASSEMBLY-MACHINE OPERATORDiem's adhesive foil instrumentENGRAVER, SEALShot-melt-machine operatorinserting-press operatorlaminating-machine operator, lining-machine tenderNon-Ferrous Metalspaster operatorReflective InsulationSET-UP MECHANIC, CROWN ASSEMBLY MACHINE, solid-fiber-paster operator, spot-machine operator. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Aluminum Foil

DomainTitle

References

  • Tokai Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie: Practical Mind Control Protection for Paranoids (reference)

  • Creative living with aluminum foil (reference)

  • Lechner's Comprehensive 4 Language Dictionary: Paper, Plastics, Aluminum Foil and Converting Terms (reference)

  • TOKAI ALUMINUM FOIL CO., LTD. (TOHAI ARU: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Aluminum Foil

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Potatoes which have been baked while wrapped in aluminum foil should be kept hot until served or refrigerated. (references)

Other vehicles of transmission include homemade salsa, baked potatoes cooked in aluminum foil, cheese sauce, garlic in oil, and traditionally prepared salted or fermented fish in Alaska. (references)

Foodborne botulism has often been from home-canned foods with low acid content, such as asparagus, green beans, beets and corn. However, outbreaks of botulism from more unusual sources such as chopped garlic in oil, chile peppers, tomatoes, improperly handled baked potatoes wrapped in aluminum foil, and home-canned or fermented fish. Persons who do home canning should follow strict hygienic procedures to reduce contamination of foods. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Aluminum Foil

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Julia Child

You want to keep the mouth open so that you can put an apple in. So I just use a ball of aluminum foil. I'm going to stick that in the mouth, and that keeps the mouth open while the pig is roasting.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Aluminum Foil

CountryName
Japan

Tokai Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd.

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aluminum Foil

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  aluminum foil

105

  reynolds aluminum foil

26

  aluminum foil insulation

15

  aluminum foil tape

12

  descramble cable with aluminum foil

8

  aluminum foil pan

7

  aluminum foil recipe

6

  aluminum foil reynold

6

  aluminum foil thickness

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Aluminum Foil

Language Translations for "aluminum foil"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

French

  

aluminium en feuille. (various references)

   

German

  

Alufolie (aluminum foil US). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

alufólia (aluminium foil, silver foil). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

アルミ" , アルミニウ 合金 (aluminium foil, aluminum alloy, tin foil), アルペン種目 (almanac, Alpine events, Alpine sports, alumina, aluminium, aluminium foil, aluminium sash, aluminum, anodized aluminum, armadillo, armagnac, tin foil). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

アルミホイル (aluminium foil, tin foil), アルミはく, アルホイル (aluminium foil, tin foil). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aluminumay oilfay

   

Portuguese

  

folha delgada de alumínio. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

lámina de aluminio. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Aluminum Foil

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-f-i-i-l-l-m-m-n-o-u-u"

-3 letters: aluminium.

-4 letters: aluminum, unfilial.

-5 letters: liminal, luminal, milfoil, million, minimal, moanful, mullion, muonium.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Aluminum Foil


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6C 75 6D 69 6E 75 6D      46 6F 69 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101100 01110101 01101101 01101001 01101110 01110101 01101101 00100000 01000110 01101111 01101001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#108 &#117 &#109 &#105 &#110 &#117 &#109 &#32 &#70 &#111 &#105 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006C 0075 006D 0069 006E 0075 006D      0046 006F 0069 006C

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3578877975808779240817578

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Quotations: Spoken
7. Names: Company Usage
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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