aluminum hydroxide

aluminum hydroxide
aluminum hydroxide n any of several white gelatinous or crystalline hydrates Al2O3·nH2O of alumina esp one Al2O3·3H2O or Al(OH)3 used in medicine as an antacid

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Al(OH)3, used as an antacid and as a phosphate binder in treatment of urolithiasis and hyperphosphatemia; the usual form is aluminum hydroxide gel or dried aluminum hydroxide gel (see under gel). It is also used as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids.

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