aluminum hydroxide
nounChemistry.
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.
Origin of aluminum hydroxide
1First recorded in 1870–75
- Also called alumina trihydrate, aluminum hydrate, hydrated alumina.
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How to use aluminum hydroxide in a sentence
From a dilute solution of alum, aluminum hydroxide is absorbed by the hair, the potassium sulphate remaining in solution.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing | William E. Austin
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