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Meanings of potassium alum in English

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pedra-ume

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

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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
        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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