| aluminum oxide | <chemical> Aluminum oxide (al2o3). An oxide of aluminum, occurring in nature as various minerals such as bauxite, corundum, etc. It is used as an adsorbent, desiccating agent, and catalyst, and in the manufacture of dental cements and refractories. Chemical name: Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| aluminum penicillin | The trivalent aluminum salt of an antibiotic substance or substances produced by the growth of the molds Penicillium notatum or P. Chrysogenum; used for oral or sublingual administration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aluminum phenolsulfonate | Al(C6H4(OH)SO3)3;antiseptic and astringent for local application, usually for cutaneous ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
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