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potash alum

potash alum

noun Chemistry.
alum1 (def. 1).

Origin:
1830–40
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Potash alum is always a great word to know.
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any saline or salty solution
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide
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potash alum
 
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