aluminum sulfate
noun Chemistry.
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.
Nearby words
aluminum nitrate, aluminum oxide, aluminum plant, aluminum silicate, aluminum soap, aluminum sulfate, alumna, alumni, alumnus, alumroot, alundum
Origin of aluminum sulfate
First recorded in 1865–70
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