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Definition of Potassium alum
1. Noun. A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum.
Generic synonyms: Al, Aluminium, Aluminum, Atomic Number 13, Double Salt
Literary usage of Potassium alum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Inorganic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1890)
"potassium alum, Potassium - Aluminium Sulphate, KAl(SO,)a + 12H,O.—Ordinary alum
is found in nature in some volcanic regions. The mineral alunite, which is ..."
2. The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America: (The United States by United States Pharmacopoeial Convention (1820)
"potassium alum—-One Gm. of potassium alum dissolves in 7.2 mils of at 25° C.,
... potassium alum imparts a violet color to a non-luminous flame. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"potassium alum crystallises with 24 molecules of water, ... potassium alum
possesses the property of crystallising with hydrogen peroxide (Wiil- statter, ..."
4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1898)
"potassium alum, crystals. 6. Turkey-red alum. 3. Ground alum. 7. ... 2, the
potassium alum, contained, in addition to the metals known to be present, ..."
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