| aluminum phenolsulfonate | Al(C6H4(OH)SO3)3;antiseptic and astringent for local application, usually for cutaneous ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| aluminum phosphate | AlPO4;an infusible powder, insoluble in water but soluble in alkali hydroxides, used for dental cements with calcium sulfate and sodium silicate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum phosphate gel | An aqueous suspension of between 4.0 and 5.0% of aluminum phosphate; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum potassium sulfate | AlK(SO4)2;an astringent and styptic; also used in veterinary medicine for ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhoea, and conjunctivitis. Synonym: potassium alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum salicylate | Basic, soluble, used in solution as a spray for diseases of the upper air passages in the treatment of ozena and pharyngitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum silicate | <chemical> The most common mineral of a group of hydrated aluminum silicates, approximately h2al2si2o8-h2o. It is prepared for pharmaceutical and medicinal purposes by levigating with water to remove sand, etc. The name is derived from kao-ling (chinese: "high ridge"), the original site. Pharmacological action: antidiarrhoeals, pharmaceutic aid. Chemical name: Kaolin (12 Dec 1998) |
| aluminum silicates | Any of the numerous types of clay which contain varying proportions of al2o3 and sio2. They are made synthetically by heating aluminum fluoride at 1000-2000 degrees c with silica and water vapor. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aluminum subacetate | Al(CH3CO2)2OH;used in solution (as in Burow's solution) as an astringent, as an ingredient in mouthwashes, and in embalming fluids. Synonym: aluminum diacetate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum sulfate octadecahydrate | Astringent detergent for skin ulcers. Synonym: cake alum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alumna | Origin: L. See Alumnus. A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alunite | <chemical> Alum stone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alunogen | <chemical> A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; also called feather alum, and hair salt. Origin: F. Alun alum + -gen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |