Alunogen
a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
Read Also:
- Alure
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Alutaceous
Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color. having the color of soft brown leather. Historical Examples The head is a light yellow in all specimens I found, not alutaceous as Schw. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise M. E. Hard Its habitat, its reddish or alutaceous cap, and its paler […]
- Alush
alush one of the places, the last before Rephidim, at which the Hebrews rested on their way to Sinai (Num. 33:13, 14). It was probably situated on the shore of the Red Sea. Historical Examples The sufferers themselves urged a fresh start for the spring at alush. Joshua, Complete Georg Ebers
- Alva
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567. a male or female given name. Historical Examples As already observed, the advent of Alva at the head of […]
- Alvar
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect. Historical Examples Your mother didn’t sell the Alvar Street house until January of 1944. Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The dames and Alvar Fañez, the tears flowed from their eyes. The Lay of the […]