aluminum sulfate — n a colorless salt Al2(SO4)3 that is a powerful astringent and is used as a local antiperspirant and in water purification * * * [USP] a powerful astringent, Al2(SO4)3·xH2O, used topically as a local antiperspirant; also used as a pharmaceutical… … Medical dictionary
aluminum sulfate — n. a white crystalline salt, Al2 (SO4) 3, made by treating bauxite or clay with sulfuric acid: it is used in sizing paper, purifying water, fixing dyes, tanning, etc … English World dictionary
aluminum sulfate — noun Date: 1869 a white salt Al2(SO4)3 usually made by treating bauxite with sulfuric acid and used in making paper, in water purification, and in tanning … New Collegiate Dictionary
aluminum sulfate — Chem. a white, crystalline, water soluble solid, Al2(SO4)3, used chiefly as a water purifying agent, as a mordant, and as a size in the manufacture of paper. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
aluminum sulfate — A type of immune adjuvant (a substance used to help boost the immune response to a vaccine). Also called alum … English dictionary of cancer terms
potassium aluminum sulfate — n ALUM (1a) … Medical dictionary
aluminum — aluminic /al yeuh min ik/, adj. /euh looh meuh neuhm/, n. 1. Chem. a silver white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily corroded or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rock, shale, clay, and most… … Universalium
aluminum processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Aluminum, or aluminium (Al), is a silvery white metal with a melting point of 660° C (1,220° F) and a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre. The most abundant… … Universalium
aluminum subacetate topical solution — [USP] a solution containing aluminum sulfate, acetic acid, precipitated calcium carbonate, and water, used topically on the skin and mucous membranes as an astringent. It is also used as a topical antiseptic and as a wet dressing in various skin… … Medical dictionary
sodium aluminum sulfate — noun : a salt NaAl(SO4)2 occurring either in the anhydrous form as a fine powder used as an acid ingredient of baking powder or in the hydrated forms mendozite and sodium alum … Useful english dictionary
