Aluminum monostearate
a white, water-insoluble powder, al(oh) 2 c 18 h 35 o 2 , used as a drier in paints and as a thickener in lubricating oils.
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a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, al(no 3) 3 ⋅9h 2 o, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing cotton.
- Aluminum oxide
. the natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum, al 2 o 3 , occurring in nature in a pure crystal form as corundum. historical examples earlier in this chapter i said that the slag, or aluminum oxide, from the thermit process was an almost useless product. the boy’s book of new inventions harry e. maule […]
- Aluminum plant
a glossy green- or silver-leaved herb, pilea cadierei, often grown as a houseplant.
- Aluminum silicate
any of a group of naturally occurring, water-insoluble substances, obtained from clay or synthesized, containing varying amounts of oxides of aluminum and silicon, al 2 o 3 and si 2 o 3 , and used in the manufacture of gl-ss, ceramics, paints, printing inks, rubber, and plastics. historical examples china clay, or aluminum silicate, is […]
- Aluminum soap
any of the salts formed by higher carboxylic acids and aluminum, as aluminum oleate, aluminum palmitate, and aluminum stearate.