aluminum ammonium sulfate
noun Chemistry.
a crystalline solid, AlNH4(SO4)2⋅12H2O, used chiefly as a size in the manufacture of paper; alum.
Nearby words
aluminothermy, aluminous, aluminous cement, aluminum, aluminum acetate, aluminum ammonium sulfate, aluminum borate, aluminum borohydride, aluminum brass, aluminum bronze, aluminum carbide
Also called ammonium alum, ammonia alum.
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