aluminium hydroxide
(US aluminum hydroxide) Chemistry
noun
A white powder obtained chiefly from bauxite and used in the production of other aluminium compounds, as a fire retardant, and medicinally as an antacid; also called alumina trihydrate.
- Formula: Al(OH)3..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Roscoe (1833–1915), chemist and university administrator.
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