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aluminum chloride

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a yellow-white, crystalline, water-soluble solid that in its white hydrated form, AlCl 3 ⋅6 2 O, is used chiefly as a wood preservative and in its yellow-white anhydrous form, AlCl 3 , chiefly as a catalyst.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of aluminum chloride1

First recorded in 1865–70
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The explosion involved aluminum chloride and an investigation into the blast is ongoing, he said.

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I’ve tried aluminum chloride in the form of a deodorant solution, which I poured directly on a 6-inch-wide band the length of the stain.

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But Odo-ro-no suffered from the same drawback as its competitors: The acidic preparation of aluminum chloride damaged clothes and hurt the skin.

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Antiperspirants contain aluminum chloride, a chemical that reduces sweating.

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Local authorities put “hundreds of tons” of neutralizers made from dissolved aluminum chloride into the river to dissolve the cadmium, according to the report.

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