potassium aluminum sulfate
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aluminum — aluminic /al yeuh min ik/, adj. /euh looh meuh neuhm/, n. 1. Chem. a silver white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily corroded or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rock, shale, clay, and most… … Universalium
potassium alum — noun a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum • Syn: ↑alum, ↑potash alum • Hypernyms: ↑aluminum, ↑aluminium, ↑Al, ↑atomic number 13, ↑double salt * * * … Useful english dictionary
aluminum potassium sulfate — potassium alum … Medical dictionary
aluminum — A white silvery metal of very light weight; atomic no. 13, atomic wt. 26.981539. Many salts and compounds are used in medicine and dentistry. [L. alumen, alum] a. acetate used as a disinfectant by embalmers; proposed as … Medical dictionary
Potassium — The major positive ion (cation) found inside of cells. The chemical notation for potassium is K+. The proper level of potassium is essential for normal cell function. An abnormal increase of potassium (hyperkalemia) or decrease of potassium… … Medical dictionary
potassium — /peuh tas ee euhm/, n. Chem. a silvery white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Symbol: K; at. wt.: 39.102; at. no.: 19; sp. gr.: 0.86 at 20°C. [1800 10; < NL; … Universalium
aluminum potassium sulfate — alu′minum potas′sium sul′fate n. chem. alum I, 1) … From formal English to slang
Aluminum Potassium Sulfate — A substance used in the dying of fabric to make the color fast. This is the most common mordant used today and in history It is also called Alum. Other mordants include: Urine, Gum Arabic and Lime Water. See Fabric Dyes … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
alum — alum1 /al euhm/, n. Chem. 1. Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes. 2 … Universalium
alum — A double sulfate of aluminum and of an alkaline earth element or ammonium; chemically, an a. is any one of the markedly astringent double salts formed by a combination of a sulfate of aluminum, iron, manga … Medical dictionary
