aluminium hydroxide

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noun

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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Words nearby aluminium hydroxide

aluminated, aluminiferous, aluminite, aluminium, aluminium bronze, aluminium hydroxide, aluminium oxide, aluminium sulphate, aluminize, alumino-, aluminography

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Giles; aluminium and its bronze in 1864; the transfer process in 1856 by Tearne and Richmond.
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An alcoholic solution of the resin was just neutralized with potassium hydroxide.
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Boiling with an excess of potassium hydroxide gave a black substance (tauromelanic acid).
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A portion was gently warmed with a few drops of a strong solution of potassium cyanide and two drops of sodium hydroxide.
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A portion of the water solution was heated with glucose and a few drops of sodium hydroxide.
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