Definition of aluminum sulfate
: a white salt Al2(SO4)3 usually made by treating bauxite with sulfuric acid and used in making paper, in water purification, and in tanning
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Gardeners maintain blue color by adding aluminum sulfate, or pink by adding lime (calcium carbonate).
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For blue-flowered hydrangeas, add aluminum sulfate to the soil around your bushes now.
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Beyond advertising, Royal also worked the halls of state assemblies, trying to persuade local politicians across the country to ban baking powders containing sodium aluminum sulfate on the grounds that they were adulterated with a toxic chemical.
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First Known Use of aluminum sulfate
1868
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aluminum sulfate
medical Definition of aluminum sulfate
: a colorless salt Al2(SO4)3 that is a powerful astringent and is used as a local antiperspirant and in water purification
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