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Alum
Alum Al"um, n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L.
alumen alum.] (Chem.)
A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element
(esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four
molecules of water of crystallization.
Note: Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and
potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent,
and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is
extended so as to include other double sulphates
similar to alum in formula.
Alum
Alum Al"um, v. t.
To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of
alum; to treat with alum. --Ure.
Meaning of Alums from wikipedia
- form
alums; a fact
attributed to the
small size of its ion. The most
important alums are Pot****ium
alum, KAl(SO 4) 2·12 H 2O, also
called "potash
alum" or...
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Search for "
alum" or "
alums" on Wikipedia. Allum,
surname Allums,
surname Alum Bay
Alum Cr**** (disambiguation)
Alum Rock (disambiguation)
Alum Springs (disambiguation)...
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member of the
generic class of
compounds called alums, and is
often called simply alum. Pot****ium
alum is
commonly used in
water purification, leather...
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Alum Rock may
refer to:
Alum rock, a
specific chemical compound and a
class of
chemical compounds Alum Rock, California, US,
formerly a town, now a neighborhood...
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aluminium sulfate, also
known as
ammonium alum or just
alum (though
there are many
different substances also
called "
alum"), is a
white crystalline double sulfate...
- Heuchera. The
First Nations or
Inuit name for the
Alumroot is rat root.
Alum root or
Alumroot is a
common name for some
species of two
different genera...
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Alum-(K) is a
hydrous pot****ium
aluminium sulfate mineral with
formula KAl(SO4)2·12(H2O). It is the
mineral form of pot****ium
alum and is
referred to as...
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Chrome alum or Chromium(III) pot****ium
sulfate is the pot****ium
double sulfate of chromium. Its
chemical formula is KCr(SO4)2 and it is
commonly found...
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Alum Pot is a
pothole with a
large open
shaft at a
surface elevation of 343
metres (1,125 ft) on the
eastern flanks of
Simon Fell,
North Yorkshire, England...
- soda
alum,
sodium alum, or SAS, this
white solid is used in the
manufacture of
baking powder and as a food additive. Its
official mineral name is
alum-Na...
