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double salt

[¦dəb·əl ′sȯlt]
(inorganic chemistry)
A salt that upon hydrolysis forms two different anions and cations.
A salt that is a molecular combination of two other salts.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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