What does "aluminophosphate" mean?

Any of a large number of inorganic compounds whose structure is a combination of aluminate and phosphate often in complex three-dimensional forms; many of them are used as molecular sieves.

Aluminophosphate

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Any of a large number of inorganic compounds whose structure is a combination of aluminate and phosphate often in complex three-dimensional forms; many of them are used as molecular sieves.

Etymology

From alumino- + phosphate.

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inorganic compound molecular sieve

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