ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite

Synonyms:

aluminium hydroxide; aluminum hydroxide; hydrated aluminium oxide; hydrated aluminum oxide

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Hypernyms ("aluminum hydroxide" is a kind of...):

hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)

Holonyms ("aluminum hydroxide" is a substance of...):

gibbsite (white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina)

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