- aluminum hydrate
- a. hydroxide.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
aluminum hydrate
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aluminum hydrate — noun : the trihydrate of alumina used chiefly commercially … Useful english dictionary
aluminum hydroxide — Chem. a crystalline, water insoluble powder, Al(OH)3 or Al2O3·3H2O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers. Also called … Universalium
aluminum — A white silvery metal of very light weight; atomic no. 13, atomic wt. 26.981539. Many salts and compounds are used in medicine and dentistry. [L. alumen, alum] a. acetate used as a disinfectant by embalmers; proposed as … Medical dictionary
aluminum chlorohydrate — [USP] the hydrate of aluminum chloride hydroxide, Al2Cl(OH)5, having astringent and anhidrotic properties; used as an antiperspirant and as an anhidrotic in the treatment of hyperhidrosis. Called also a. hydroxychloride … Medical dictionary
hydrate — hydration, n. /huy drayt/, n., v., hydrated, hydrating. n. 1. any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na2CO3·10H2O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating;… … Universalium
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chlorine — chlorinous, adj. /klawr een, in, klohr /, n. a halogen element, a heavy, greenish yellow, incombustible, water soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine:… … Universalium
Aluminium sulfate — Chembox new Name = Aluminium sulfate ImageFile = Aluminium sulfate.jpg ImageName = Aluminium sulfate hexadecahydrate IUPACName = Aluminium sulfate hexadecahydrate OtherNames = Cake alum Filter alum Papermaker s alum alunogenite Aluminum sulfate… … Wikipedia
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