Word: alum
Word origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin alumen, alumin- related to aluta ‘tawed leather’.
Phonetic:
ˈaləm
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a colourless astringent compound which is a hydrated double sulphate of aluminium and potassium, used in solution in dyeing and tanning.
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