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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
alunite
 
SYLLABICATION:al·u·nite
PRONUNCIATION:  ly-nt
NOUN: A gray mineral, chiefly K2Al3(OH)6(SO4)3, used in making alum and fertilizer.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from alun, alum, from Latin almen.
 
 
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