- alumstone
- al·um·stone
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alumstone
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alumstone — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : alunite … Useful english dictionary
Alunite — Alunite, or alumstone, is a mineral that was first observed in the 15th century in Monti della Tolfa, north to Rome, where it was mined for the manufacture of alum. First called aluminilite by J.C. Delametherie in 1707, this name was contracted… … Wikipedia
Henry Davis Pochin — (1824 ndash;1895) was an English industrial chemist. He was the son of a yeoman farmer of Leicestershire who served an apprenticeship to James Woolley (1811 ndash;1858), a manufacturing chemist in Manchester, and in course of time became his… … Wikipedia
alunite — /al yeuh nuyt /, n. a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6, commonly occurring in fine grained masses. Also called alumstone /al euhm stohn /. [1865 70; < F alun ( < L alumen ALUM1) + ITE1] * * * ▪ mineral also… … Universalium
alumroot — /ˈæləmrut/ (say aluhmrooht) noun 1. any of several plants of the saxifragaceous genus Heuchera, with astringent roots, especially H. sanguinea. 2. the root. Also, alumstone …
