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alu'minum hydrox'ide

Chem.
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. Also called alumina trihydrate, alu'minum hy'drate, hydrated alumina.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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