alunite

English

Alunite

Etymology

From its earlier name aluminilite, given in 1824.[1]

Noun

alunite (countable and uncountable, plural alunites)

(mineralogy) A gray whitish, water-soluble mineral, potassium aluminium sulphate; the natural source of alum, K Al₃(S O₄)₂(OH)₆.

Synonyms

alum stone

Derived terms

Translations

mineral

Chinese:
Mandarin: 明礬石／明矾石 (zh) (míngfánshí)
Finnish: aluniitti
French: alunite (fr) f
German: Alunit (de) m
Italian: alunite f
Japanese: 明礬石 (みょうばんせき, myōbanseki)
Polish: ałunit (pl) m
Portuguese: alunita f
Russian: алуни́т (ru) m (alunít)
Spanish: alunita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Alunite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“alunite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

alunite f (plural alunites)

(mineralogy) alunite

Further reading

“alunite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.luˈni.te/
Rhymes: -ite
Hyphenation: a‧lu‧nì‧te

Noun

alunite f (plural aluniti)

(mineralogy) alunite

Anagrams

Aulenti, aulenti, lituane, luteina

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