Noun: hydrated aluminium oxide
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: hydrated aluminum oxide)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: hydrated aluminum oxide)
- White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
"hydrated aluminium oxide is often used as an antacid to treat heartburn"; "hydrated aluminium oxide is often used as an antacid to treat heartburn";
- aluminum hydroxide [N. Amer], aluminium hydroxide [Brit], hydrated aluminum oxide [N. Amer]
Derived forms: hydrated aluminium oxides
Type of: hydrated oxide, hydroxide
Part of: gibbsite