roche-alum
noun Chemistry.
an alumlike substance derived from alunite.
Origin:
1400–50; roche cliff, rocky height (now obsolete), late Middle English (see rock1); apparently partial translation of Middle French alum en roque, alun de roche
1400–50; roche cliff, rocky height (now obsolete), late Middle English (see rock1); apparently partial translation of Middle French alum en roque, alun de roche
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