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chrome alum

DEFINITIONS OF: chrome alum

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n a violet-colored salt used in hide tanning and as a mordant in dyeing

Type of:
mordant
a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
salt
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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