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Definition of Alums

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...
- Search for "alum"  or "alums" on Wikipedia. Allum, surname Allums, surname Alum Bay Alum Cr**** (disambiguation) Alum Rock (disambiguation) Alum Springs (disambiguation)...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...