| aluminum phosphide |
A pesticide used to protect stored grains from insects and rodents; after exposure to water it is converted to hydrogen phosphide, a poison that inhibits cellular oxidative metabolism, esp. in metabolically active organs. It m
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| aluminum poisoning |
Nausea, vomiting, renal dysfunction, and cognitive disorders that result from excessive exposure to aluminum. Aluminum toxicity?impaired cognition (¡°dialysis dementia¡±) in patients with end-stage renal disease has been practic
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| aluminum |
A silvery nonferrous metal found in the ore bauxite. It is used in making hard, light, corrosion-resistant materials.
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| alum |
A very sticky substance added to water during treatment that causes particles in the water to stick together.
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| alum |
In the papermaking context, alumina sulfate: A1 2 (SO 4 ) 3 ?14H 2 0, A1 2 (SO 4 )3 ?18H 2 0, or a mixture of these hydrates. The increasing use of alum in papermaking since the 17th century (especially since the introduction of alum-rosin sizing in the mid-1800s, and the substitution of aluminum sulfate for the milder potassium aluminum sulfate about the same time, has been seen as the principal cause of deterioration of books since 1850. [1]
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