Chemicals and Drugs

Aluminum Silicates

Any of the numerous types of clay which contain varying proportions of Al2O3 and SiO2. They are made synthetically by heating aluminum fluoride at 1000-2000 degrees C with silica and water vapor. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

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Any of the numerous types of clay which contain varying proportions of Al2O3 and SiO2. They are made synthetically by heating aluminum fluoride at 1000-2000 degrees C with silica and water vapor. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)

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  • Aluminum Silicate
  • Silicate, Aluminum
  • Silicates, Aluminum

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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"numerous types of clay"

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  1. D01w.056w.050w.075w
  2. D01w.578w.725w.025w
  3. D01w.650w.550w.050w.075w
  4. D01w.837w.725w.700w.760w.050w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Aluminum Silicates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000538. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000538
  2. Aluminum Silicates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminosilicate
  3. Aluminum Silicates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q429979