míng​fán

alum

明矾 明礬 míng​fán
alum
A colorless crystalline compound used as a water purifier, as a mordant in dyeing, and in leather tanning or paper manufacturing; also called 白矾 bái​fán or 明石 míng​shí.

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0.459 per million

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