ALUMEN (U.S. AND BR.)
\ɐlˈuːmɛn jˌuːˈɛs and bˌiːˈɑː], \ɐlˈuːmɛn jˌuːˈɛs and bˌiːˈɑː], \ɐ_l_ˈuː_m_ɛ_n__ j_ˌuː_ˈɛ_s__ a_n_d b_ˌiː__ˈɑː]\
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Alum, potassium alum (U.S.), potassium or ammonium alum (Br.), a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium or aluminum and ammonium; astringent and styptic, employed externally, and occasionally internally in doses of gr. 5-15 (0.3-1.0), or as an emetic in doses of 31-4 (4.0-16.0).
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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