activated alumina
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noun Chemistry.
alumina in the form of granules having many fine pores, used to adsorb water and various gases.
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activated alumina
noun
a granular highly porous and adsorptive form of aluminium oxide, used for drying gases and as an oil-filtering material and catalyst
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