aluminum sulfate

nounChemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Al2(SO4)3, used chiefly as a water-purifying agent, as a mordant, and as a size in the manufacture of paper.

Origin of aluminum sulfate

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First recorded in 1865–70

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How to use aluminum sulfate in a sentence

Vitriol is copper or iron sulfate, saltpeter is potassium nitrate, and alum is an aluminum sulfate salt.
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