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aluminum oxide

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

aluminum oxide,
(Al2O3), a compound occurring naturally as various minerals. It is used in the production of abrasives, refractories, ceramics, and catalysts and in chromatography. It is also used to strengthen dental ceramics.

aluminum oxide,
n a metallic oxide that includes alpha single crystal (an inert, biocompatible strong ceramic material used in the fabrication of some endosseous implants) and polycrystal (a constituent of dental porcelain that increases viscosity and strength).


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