aluminum hydroxide

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
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