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aluminum silicate (medicine)


aluminum silicate -->
kaolin
<chemical> The most common mineral of a group of hydrated aluminum silicates, approximately h2al2si2o8-h2o. It is prepared for pharmaceutical and medicinal purposes by levigating with water to remove sand, etc. The name is derived from kao-ling (chinese: "high ridge"), the original site.

Pharmacological action: antidiarrhoeals, pharmaceutic aid.

Chemical name: Kaolin