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alum cake

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Definition of alum cake

: a product of the action of sulfuric acid on clay consisting chiefly of silica and aluminum sulfate

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First Known Use of alum cake

1836, in the meaning defined above

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“Alum cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alum%20cake. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.

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