fán

矾

Character · NounTraditional礬

metal hydrous sulfate double salt

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

hydrous sulfate double salt of metals

technical

This is a technical term in chemistry, widely used in traditional Chinese medicine and industrial materials.

Míng明
fán矾
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
fán矾
lèi类
huà化
hé合
wù物
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
jìng净
shuǐ水
 。

Alum is a common alum compound that can be used to purify water.

Dǎn胆
fán矾
shì是
hán含
yǒu有
tóng铜
yuán元
sù素
de的
lán蓝
sè色
fán矾
lèi类
kuàng矿
wù物
 。

Chalcanthite is a blue alum mineral containing copper.

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Lǜ绿
fán矾
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
gōng工
yè业
rǎn染
liào料
hé和
yī医
yào药
yuán原
liào料
 。

Green vitriol is often used as an industrial dye and medical raw material.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
kuàng矿
wù物
shǔ属
yú于
fán矾
lèi类
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
yú于
zhì制
zuò作
fáng防
fǔ腐
jì剂
 。

This mineral belongs to the alum group and can be used to make preservatives.

Gǔ古
dài代
gōng工
jiàng匠
cháng常
yòng用
fán矾
lái来
gù固
dìng定
zhī织
wù物
de的
yán颜
sè色
 。

Ancient craftsmen often used alum to fix fabric colors.