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An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K₂SO₄·Al₂(SO₄)₃·24H₂O). | Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
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Cosmetic An alum block sold as an astringent in pharmacies in India (where it is widely known as Fitkari ) citation * Alum in block form (usually potassium alum ) can be used as a blood coagulant.
Iowa Cubs 5 Saint Paul Saints 1 2 local San Diego Athletes made headlines in this ballgame as Helix alum DeShawn Keirsey and Rancho Bernardo alum Wynton Bernard each contributed with a single.
It is now allowed to stand for some time, decanted from any sediment, and finally mixed with the calculated quantity of potassium sulfate, well agitated, and the alum is thrown down as a finely divided precipitate of alum meal.
This rule was first stated by Locke in 1902, citation who found that if a trivalent metal does not form a caesium alum, it neither will form an alum with any other alkali metal or with ammonium.
According to a source, the 56-year-old Canadian actor isn't really convinced by the 'Beverly Hills, 90210' alum's new relationship with advertising CEO Ryan Cramer.
After worship ended, we had Houghton Alum Katie Allen (20’) come from Asbury Seminary to tell us about the Asbury Revival.
A proud Cathedral High School alum, Carol valued loyalty and had a passion for her family, favorite TV shows, and pets, she dappled in ceramic making and painting.
As a junior, he teamed up with 1986 alum and current Grassroots Youth Mentoring CEO to form one of the metro area’s top backcourts.
As an HBCU alum herself, she was in some ways preaching to the choir, thanking young voters and voters of color for record turnout in 2020 that she says made a difference in helping elect her and Joe Biden.
Aside from the project on Friday, March 10, the "Hannah Montana" alum unleashed "River" visuals which sees her letting loose.
As Monsters and Critics reported last month, Teen Mom OG alum allowed her daughter, Sophia, to get several facial piercings for her 14th birthday.
At the Nov. 1 meeting, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Steven Blake, a Barrington High school alum, was honored as part of Veterans Day tributes.
Bachelor alum Kelley Flanagan is introducing her new beau.
Back in June, not long after Ramaswamy had surfed into the news cycle for a press conference outside the Miami courthouse in support of Trump, I asked him what he had learned, if anything, from his fellow Harvard IOP alum Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign.
Chatham-Kent AAA Cyclones alum Brandon Montour of the Florida Panthers is eighth in scoring among NHL defencemen with a career-high 41 points in 48 games.
Coming out of the latest episode, “I’d say it’s left pretty open-ended,” alum Goo says.
Cowell responded to say "No, I'm not being the Grinch!" while Sofia Vergara grinned at Heidi Klum, in a fun follow-up to the alum having Klum's back when she was self-conscious about her glasses last week.
Dancing With The Stars alum styled her brunette tresses in a combed-back wet-looks with a side part and opted for glamorous makeup and hoop earrings.
Especially an alum after watching his school win a singular game a year ago.
For ‘ alum posed in her swimsuit, with a pair of sunglasses shading her eyes from the bright sun.