aluin

Definitions of aluin
  1. noun
    a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
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    scheersteentje
    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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    Al, aluminium
    a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
    dubbelzout
    a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
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