Etymology

Tutton's salt

Today it means: Any of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates). Full definition →

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The story

Named after the chemist A. E. H. Tutton.

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