Definitions of alum
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a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
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type of:
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astringent, astringent drug, styptic
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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astringent, astringent drug, styptic
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a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
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synonyms:
potash alum, potassium alum-
type of:
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Al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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double salt
a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
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Al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13
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a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
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synonyms:
ammonia alum, ammonium alum-
type of:
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Al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
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double salt
a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
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Al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13
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a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
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types:
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Ivy Leaguer
a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
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old boy
a former male pupil of a school
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bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student
a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
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Ivy Leaguer
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