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‖ Abraum Salts|ˈabraʊm sɒlts|
[ad. Germ. Abraum-salze salts to be removed.]
Mixed salts found above the pure rock-salt at Stassfurt in Prussia, and also in the Isle of Wight, once thought useless, now used for producing chloride of potassium.
1753Chambers Cycl. Suppl. s.v. Abraum..a species of red clay, used in England..to give a red colour to new mahogany-wood. 1875Ure Dict. Arts s.v. Abraum Salts..are employed on a very large scale for the production of chloride of potassium. |