aluminum sulfate: Meaning and Definition of

alu'minum sul'fate

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— Chem. Chem.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Al(SO), used chiefly as a water-purifying agent, as a mordant, and as a size in the manufacture of paper.
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