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lefixxx@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Aluminium is not the -ium of alumin
Aluminium is the genericitation of aluminum.
The actual -ium is of alum. The original name is alumium.
Aluminum is a modification of alumiun, not aluminium
fox2263@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You could be right.
However. It’s the internet and I can’t read