 alum |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (education) a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | |
| Synonyms: | graduate alumna grad alumnus | |
| Related terms: | scholar old_boy ivy_leaguer graduate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | |
| Synonyms: | potash_alum potassium_alum | |
| Related terms: | Al double_salt | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum | |
| Synonyms: | ammonium_alum ammonia_alum | |
| Related terms: | Al double_salt | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) | |
| Related terms: | astringent | |
| Similar spelling: |
Alm alumna Allium Almy Alma Alam Aleem Alamo Alaimo Alen Alan |
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