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aluminium hydroxide

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noun

  1. a white crystalline powder derived from bauxite and used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics, aluminium and its salts, and in dyeing. Formula: Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 .3H 2 O

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The composite material comprises chopped fiberglass, aluminium hydroxide and a type of clay derived from volcanic ash as additives.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024

In a phase I trial, the researchers gave 35 women aged 19 to 45 either a version of the vaccine that included aluminium hydroxide, or one that included lipid molecules or a placebo.

From Nature • Nov. 26, 2019

Supposing bauxite to be 90% aluminium hydroxide, what weight of it is necessary for the preparation of 100 kg. of aluminium?

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

What hydroxides other than aluminium hydroxide have both acid and basic properties?

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

While aluminium hydroxide forms fairly stable salts with strong acids, it is such a weak base that its salts with weak acids are readily hydrolyzed.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

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