Tutton's salt

noun

Any of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates).

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Meanings

nounTutton's salt (plural Tutton's salts)

plural Tutton's salts

  1. chemistryAny of a family of double salts with the chemical formula M₂M'(SO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (sulfates) or M₂M'(SeO₄)₂(H₂O)₆ (selenates).

Origin

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

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