Definition of: alum

(al′əm) noun
1. An astringent white crystalline double salt of potassium and aluminum sulfates (KAl(SO₄)₂·12H_2O) widely used in medicine, manufacturing and the arts.
2. Any of a class of double sulfates of a univalent metal such as potassium or sodium and a trivalent metal such as aluminum, chromium, iron, etc. [<OF <L alumen]

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Definition of: alum

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