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aluminum /alu·mi·num/ (Al) (ah-loo´mĭ-num) a chemical element, at. no. 13.

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aluminum acetate  a salt prepared by the reaction of aluminum hydroxide and acetic acid; used in solution as an astringent.

basic aluminum carbonate  see under gel.

aluminum chloride  a topical astringent and anhidrotic.

aluminum chlorohydrate  the hydrate of aluminum chloride hydroxide, astringent and anhidrotic; used as an antiperspirant and as an anhidrotic in the treatment of hyperhidrosis.

aluminum hydroxide  Al(OH)3, used as an antacid, and as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids; see also under gel.

aluminum oxide  Al2O3, occurring naturally as various minerals such as corundum; used in the production of abrasives, refractories, ceramics, catalysts, to strengthen dental ceramics, and in chromatography.

aluminum phosphate  an aluminum salt used as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids, with calcium sulfate and sodium silicate in dental cements, and as an antacid.

aluminum subacetate  a basic acetate ester derivative used topically as an astringent.

aluminum sulfate  an astringent, used topically as a local antiperspirant; also used in the preparation of aluminum subacetate topical solution.

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a·lu·mi·num (-lm-nm)

n. Symbol Al

A silvery-white, ductile metallic element used in making dental alloys and forming compounds with pharmaceutical uses, especially as astringents and antiseptics. Atomic number 13.

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aluminum (Al)

[əlo̅o̅′minəm]

Etymology: L, alumen, alum

a widely used metallic element and the third most abundant of all the elements. Its atomic number is 13; its atomic mass is 26.97. It occurs in the ores feldspar, mica, and kaolin but most abundantly in bauxite. Aluminum is commonly obtained by purifying bauxite to produce alumina, which is reduced to aluminum. It is light and durable and used extensively in the manufacture of aircraft components, prostheses, and dental appliances. Its compounds are components of many antacids, antiseptics, and astringents. Aluminum salts, such as aluminum hydroxychloride, can cause allergic reactions in susceptible individuals. Aluminum hydroxychloride is the most commonly used agent in antiperspirants and is also effective as a deodorant.

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aluminum,

n toxic metal sometimes found in drinking water, medications, and cookware.

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aluminum,

n a widely used metallic element and the third most abundant of all the elements. Aluminum is a principal component of many compounds used in antacids, antiseptics, astringents, and styptics. Aluminum hydroxychloride is the most commonly used agent in antiperspirants.

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aluminum

a chemical element, atomic number 13, atomic weight 26.982, symbol Al. See Table 6.

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aluminum acetate

a preparation of aluminum subacetate and glacial acetic acid, used for its antiseptic and astringent action on the skin. Called also Burow's solution.

aluminum binding agents

usually includes aluminum carbonate and hydroxide. See phosphate binders.

aluminum chloride

a deliquescent, crystalline powder used topically as an astringent solution and antiperspirant.

aluminum equivalent

a radiological measurement expressing the thickness of aluminum that produces the same attenuation of the x-ray beam as the thickness of the material being examined.

aluminum factory

prime source of fluorine pollution of pasture.

aluminum filter

inserted in the window of x-ray tubes to filter out x-rays of long wavelength; reduces potentially harmful and unnecessary radiation.

aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate

aluminum preparations, available in suspension, as a gel, or in dried form, used as an antacid in the treatment of peptic ulcer in humans and gastric hyperacidity and in phosphate binders.

aluminum poisoning

pollution of pasture occurs from dust from factories handling aluminum products and in acid rain near such industrial works; contributes to nutritional deficiency of phosphorus by interfering with phosphorus absorption. Bodies of water which receive drainage from soils rich in aluminum may experience fish kills in circumstances in which the amount of aluminum is increased.

aluminum sulfate

see alum.

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aluminum

Aluminium A metallic element–atomic number 13; atomic weight 26.98 Toxicology Changes of aluminum toxicity include vitamin D-refractory osteodystrophy with ↓ mineralization, ↓ bone formation, hypercalcemia, anemia, progressive encephalopathy, dementia Management Chelation with deferroxamine