Aluminum hydroxide
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 gl-ss, ceramics, and printing inks, in dyeing, and in medicine as an antacid and in the treatment of ulcers.
historical examples
from a dilute solution of alum, aluminum hydroxide is absorbed by the hair, the pot-ssium sulphate remaining in solution.
principles and practice of fur dressing and fur dyeing william e. austin
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