ALUMEN COMMUNE
\ɐlˈuːmɛn kˈɒmjuːn], \ɐlˈuːmɛn kˈɒmjuːn], \ɐ_l_ˈuː_m_ɛ_n k_ˈɒ_m_j_uː_n]\
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It is in octahedral crystals, but generally in large, white, semitransparent masses; has a sweetish, styptic taste: effloresces in the air, and is soluble in 16 parts of water at 60. It is tonic and astringent, and as such is used internally and externally. Dose gr. v to xv.
By Robley Dunglison
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