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Definition: Aluminum Foil |
Aluminum FoilNoun1. Foil made of aluminum. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Aluminum FoilSynonyms: aluminium foil (n), tin foil (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Aluminum Foil |
| English words defined with "aluminum foil": aluminium foil ♦ tin foil. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "aluminum foil": cap-lining-machine operator, CLAY MODELER, COMBINER OPERATOR, combiner-sheet operator, CROWN-ASSEMBLY-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ Diem's adhesive foil instrument ♦ ENGRAVER, SEALS ♦ hot-melt-machine operator ♦ inserting-press operator ♦ laminating-machine operator, lining-machine tender ♦ Non-Ferrous Metals ♦ paster operator ♦ Reflective Insulation ♦ SET-UP MECHANIC, CROWN ASSEMBLY MACHINE, solid-fiber-paster operator, spot-machine operator. (references) |
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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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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. | |
| Country | Name |
| Japan | Tokai Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency 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. | |
| 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 folha delgada de alumínio. (various references) lámina de aluminio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6C 75 6D 69 6E 75 6D      46 6F 69 6C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101100 01110101 01101101 01101001 01101110 01110101 01101101 00100000 01000110 01101111 01101001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A l u m i n u m   F o i l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006C 0075 006D 0069 006E 0075 006D      0046 006F 0069 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3578877975808779240817578 |
| 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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