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Al(OH)3, used as an antacid and as a phosphate binder in treatment of urolithiasis and hyperphosphatemia; the usual form is aluminum hydroxide gel or dried aluminum hydroxide gel (see under gel). It is also used as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids.Medical dictionary. 2011.
aluminum hydroxide — n. a white powder, Al(OH) 3, obtained from bauxite and used to make glass, paper, etc. and in antacids … English World dictionary
aluminum hydroxide — noun white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite • Syn: ↑aluminium hydroxide, ↑hydrated aluminum oxide, ↑hydrated aluminium oxide • Hypernyms: ↑hydroxide, ↑hydrated oxide • Substance Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
aluminum hydroxide gel — [USP] a suspension of amorphous aluminum hydroxide in which there is partial substitution of carbonate for hydroxide; used as a gastric antacid, especially in treatment of peptic ulcer, and as a phosphate binder in treatment of hyperphosphatemia… … Medical 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
colloidal aluminum hydroxide — aluminum hydroxide gel … Medical dictionary
aluminum hydroxide — alu′minum hydrox′ide n. 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 as an antacid • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
dried aluminum hydroxide gel — [USP] an amorphous form of aluminum hydroxide in which there is partial substitution of carbonate for hydroxide, prepared by drying aluminum hydroxide gel at low temperature; used as an antacid and phosphate binder … Medical dictionary
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited — 中国铝业 Type Public (SEHK: 2600, NYSE: ACH [1] Industry Aluminum Founded 2001 ( … Wikipedia
aluminum processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Aluminum, or aluminium (Al), is a silvery white metal with a melting point of 660° C (1,220° F) and a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre. The most abundant… … Universalium
aluminum — aluminic /al yeuh min ik/, adj. /euh looh meuh neuhm/, n. 1. Chem. a silver white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily corroded or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rock, shale, clay, and most… … Universalium
