See Also: rain(encyclopedia)
rain-out(dictionary)
rain(3)(dictionary)
rain(2)(dictionary)
rain(1)(dictionary)
Rain(medicine)
rain check(dictionary)
rain drop(dictionary)
rain forest(dictionary)
rain gauge(dictionary)

aluminium (oh) and rain-out (iou)


aluminium (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Modern Latin; Origin: Latin alumen; ALUM]
a silver-white metal that is very light and is used to make cans, Cooking pans, window frames etc. It is a chemical element : symbol Al
::recycled aluminium cans

rain-out (iou)



rain-out noun. M20.
[from RAIN verb + OUT adverb. In sense 2 after FALLOUT.]
The cancellation or premature ending of an event because of rain. N. Amer. M20.
Incorporation into raindrops of radioactive debris from a nuclear explosion and its localized deposition on the earth's surface. M20.