Double salt Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
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(Chem.) , a salt regarded as formed by the union of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium sulphate. See underDouble .
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(Chem.) (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the double carbonate of sodium and potassium,NaKCO3.6H2O .(b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as common alum, which consists of the sulphate of aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.
