alumbre

Definitions of alumbre
  1. noun
    a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
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    type of:
    astringente, estíptico
    a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
  2. noun
    a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
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    type of:
    aluminio
    a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
  3. noun
    a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
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    type of:
    aluminio
    a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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