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A type of immune adjuvant (a substance used to help boost the immune response to a vaccine). Also called aluminum sulfate.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| alum |
Potassium aluminum sulfate, or ammonium aluminum sulfate, used especially as an emetic (an agent that induces vomiting), an astringent (a substance that contracts tissues), and a styptic (a substance that tends to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels).
Ãâó: www.amfar.org/cgi-bin/iowa/bridge.html
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| aluminum |
A chemical element. Rustproof, non-magnetic, silver-white lightweight metal, which is a good thermal and electrical conductor. It is abundant in the earth's crust. The atomic symbol is AL, atomic number is 13 and its atomic weight is 26.98.
Ãâó: www.peakagents.ca/glossary/a5.htm
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| aluminum |
(Al, #13) a silvery-white metallic element that is used as a common lightweight metal
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/rc/dictionar...
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| alum |
a fraternity member who is no longer a student. The plural is Alumni.
Ãâó: depts.washington.edu/ovpsa/greek/terminology.html
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