ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aluminum hydroxide mean? 

• ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (noun)
  The noun ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE has 1 sense:

1. white crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite

  Familiarity information: ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE (noun)

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Meaning:

White crystalline compound that occurs naturally as the mineral gibbsite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

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

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)

 Context examples 

A commercial combination preparation, by Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals, containing the antacids aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide.

(Mylanta, NCI Thesaurus)

Both magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide react with excess acid in the stomach thereby neutralizing gastric acid.

(Magnesium Hydroxide/Aluminum Hydroxide/Simethicone Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)

Maalox, a combination of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide, neutralizes or reduces gastric acid, thereby relieving symptoms associated with indigestion, gastritis, and gastroesophageal disease (GERD).

(Maalox, NCI Thesaurus)

Usually, magic mouthwash consists of lidocaine for its anesthetic activity, the antihistamine diphenhydramine and the antacids aluminum hydroxide and/or magnesium hydroxide.

(Magic Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

Used in various immunologic preparations to improve immunogenicity, aluminum hydroxide adjuvant consists of aluminum hydroxide gel in a saline solution.

(Aluminum Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide neutralize stomach acids, thereby raising the pH to reduce intestinal damage by acids.

(Mylanta, NCI Thesaurus)

An oral suspension containing magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and simethicone with antacid activity.

(Magnesium Hydroxide/Aluminum Hydroxide/Simethicone Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)