aluminum hydroxide

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noun Chemistry.

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.

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Also called alumina trihydrate, aluminum hydrate, hydrated alumina.

Origin of aluminum hydroxide

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby aluminum hydroxide

aluminum bronze, aluminum carbide, aluminum chloride, aluminum fluosilicate, aluminum glycinate, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum monostearate, aluminum nitrate, aluminum oxide, aluminum plant, aluminum silicate

How to use aluminum hydroxide in a sentence

It first entails mining bauxite, a sedimentary rock that’s composed of aluminum hydroxides, iron oxide, silica, and other impurities.
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When partially exhausted the aluminum shutters are dipped into a bath of shellac.
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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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