Aluminum carbide
a yellow, crystalline solid, Al 4 C 3 , that reacts with water to form methane.
Historical Examples
aluminum carbide yields alumina and methane (marsh gas), another hydro-carbon, the chief constituent of natural gas.
The Popular Science Monthly, July, 1900 Various
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a white, bland-tasting powder, C 2 H 6 AlNO 4 , that is used as an antacid.
- Aluminum hydrate
a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, Al(OH) 3 or Al 2 O 3 ⋅3H 2 O, obtained chiefly from bauxite: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
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