See Also: nectarivorous(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Aluminum(medicine)
aluminum(encyclopedia)
Aluminum poisoning(health)
aluminum oxide(medicine)
aluminum oleate(medicine)
aluminum nicotinate(medicine)
aluminum monostearate(medicine)

aluminum silicate (medicine) and nectarivorous (iou)


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


nectarivorous (iou)



nectarivorous adjective. L19.
[from NECTAR + -I- + -VOROUS.]
Zoology. Feeding on nectar.
nectarivore noun a nectarivorous animal L20.