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Tutton's salt

Tutton's salt noun: any of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates).

Noun

Tutton's salt (plural Tutton's salts)

  1. Any of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates).

Forms of Tutton's salt

pluralTutton's salts

Origin of Tutton's salt

Named after the chemist A. E. H. Tutton.

Questions about Tutton's salt

What does Tutton's salt mean?
Tutton's salt means any of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates).
What part of speech is Tutton's salt?
Tutton's salt is a noun.
What is the plural of Tutton's salt?
The plural of Tutton's salt is Tutton's salts.

Words near Tutton's salt in the dictionary

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