- aluminum hydroxychloride
- a. chlorohydrate.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
aluminum hydroxychloride
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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
Aluminium chlorohydrate — is a group of specific aluminium salts having the general formula AlnCl(3n m)(OH)m. It is used in deodorants and antiperspirants and as a coagulant in water purification. In water purification, this compound is preferred in some cases because of… … Wikipedia
