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alum slate

alum slate noun: a slate consisting mainly of clay, iron pyrites, and coaly matter, from which alum is obtained.

Noun

alum slate

  1. A slate consisting mainly of clay, iron pyrites, and coaly matter, from which alum is obtained.

Questions about alum slate

What does alum slate mean?
Alum slate means a slate consisting mainly of clay, iron pyrites, and coaly matter, from which alum is obtained.
What part of speech is alum slate?
Alum slate is a noun.

Words near alum slate in the dictionary

  1. Alulim
  2. alum
  3. alum rock
  4. alum schist
  5. alum shale
  6. alum slate
  7. alum stone
  8. alum stones
  9. alum-basket
  10. alum-baskets
  11. alumane

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