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alunite

alunite noun: a gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.

alunite: a gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum,...
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Noun

alunite (countable and uncountable, plural alunites)

  1. A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
    Synonyms:
    alum stone

alunite meaning in Tamil

alunite in Tamil

அலுனைற்று

Synonyms of alunite

Forms of alunite

pluralalunites

Origin of alunite

From its earlier name aluminilite, given in 1824.

Words formed from alunite

Questions about alunite

What does alunite mean?
Alunite means a gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆.
What is alunite in Tamil?
Alunite in Tamil is அலுனைற்று. See Alunite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alunite?
Alunite is a noun.
What is the plural of alunite?
The plural of alunite is alunites.

Words near alunite in the dictionary

  1. Alumy Creek
  2. Alun
  3. alun-alun
  4. alundum
  5. Alune
  6. alunite
  7. alunites
  8. Aluniș
  9. alunogen
  10. alunqua
  11. alunquas

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