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Alumen
Translation of "alumen" into Russian
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alumen
Noun
A chemical compound, typically a hydrated double sulfate of aluminum and potassium, used in various industrial and medical applications.
The pharmacist recommended using alumen to help stop the bleeding from the small cut.
An archaic term for alum; any of various hydrated double sulfates of a trivalent metal (especially aluminum) and a monovalent metal such as potassium or ammonium, used historically in dyeing and medicine.
In medieval manuscripts, scribes often mentioned alumen as an essential mordant for fixing dyes to parchment.