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HYDRATED ALUMINUM OXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite
Synonyms:
aluminium hydroxide; aluminum hydroxide; hydrated aluminium oxide; hydrated aluminum oxide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hydrated aluminum oxide" is a kind of...):
hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)
Holonyms ("hydrated aluminum oxide" is a substance of...):
gibbsite (white crystalline mineral consisting of aluminum hydroxide; a constituent of bauxite and a source of alumina)