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Meanings of potash alum in anglès

portuguès
pedra-ume

A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum.

pedra-ume
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Examples for "alum"
1
Shondaland alum Jesse Williams seems to always be fighting the good fight.
Ebony
2
Boil a small lump of alum, and scald them in the alum-water.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
3
The milk is very soothing and the alum acts as an astringent.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
4
The Def Comedy Jam alum received several Emmy nominations for the part.
Ebony
5
With the preparation of kid leather alum is the astringent curative agent.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
Usage of potash alum in anglès
1
The presence of sulphuric acid in potash alum was known to the alchemists.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
2
Potash alum is the common alum of commerce, although both soda alum and ammonium alum are manufactured.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
3
Potash alum is obtained tolerably pure in commerce in colorless transparent crystalline masses, having an acid, sweetish, astringent taste.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883
4
Potash alum, K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O, crystallizes in regular
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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