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[USP] aluminum chloride hexahydrate, AlCl3·6H2O, used topically as an astringent and anhidrotic.Medical dictionary. 2011.
aluminum chloride — noun a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑aluminium chloride • Hypernyms: ↑chloride * * * aluminum chloride, a colorless or yellowish, crystalline compound used as a deodorant, as a disinfectant, and as a… … Useful english dictionary
aluminum chloride — noun Alternative spelling of aluminium chloride … Wiktionary
aluminum chloride — Chem. a yellow white, crystalline, water soluble solid that in its white hydrated form, AlCl3·6H2O, is used chiefly as a wood preservative and in its yellow white anhydrous form, AlCl3, chiefly as a catalyst. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
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 chlorohydrate — [USP] the hydrate of aluminum chloride hydroxide, Al2Cl(OH)5, having astringent and anhidrotic properties; used as an antiperspirant and as an anhidrotic in the treatment of hyperhidrosis. Called also a. hydroxychloride … Medical dictionary
aluminum — A white silvery metal of very light weight; atomic no. 13, atomic wt. 26.981539. Many salts and compounds are used in medicine and dentistry. [L. alumen, alum] a. acetate used as a disinfectant by embalmers; proposed as … Medical dictionary
ethyl chloride — Chem. a flammable gas, C2H5Cl, used as a refrigerant, solvent, and anesthetic. Also called chloroethane. * * * ▪ chemical compound also called chloroethane colourless, flammable gas belonging to the family of organohalogen compounds… … Universalium
aluminium chloride — noun a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst • Syn: ↑aluminum chloride • Hypernyms: ↑chloride … Useful english dictionary
lithium aluminum hydride — noun : a white flammable solid LiAlH4 soluble in ether that is made by the reaction of lithium hydride and anhydrous aluminum chloride and that is used as a reducing agent especially for organic compounds [as a carboxylic acid (RCOOH) to an… … Useful english dictionary
