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हिन्दी — अंग्रेजी

फिटकरी — alum (Noun)

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alum — fQVdjh

English → English

Alum — A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.

Alum — To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.

Alum — A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.

Alum — Alt. of Alum shale

Alum — A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.

Alum — A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.