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alum schist

Alum schist

Al"um schist"\, Alum shale \Al"um shale"\, (Min.) A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Alum schist is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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