alum
Noun
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A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum (synset 114652485)
hypernym:
- al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13 - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- double salt - a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
synonym: ammonia alum, ammonium alum -
A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum (synset 114652297)
hypernym:
- al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13 - a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
- double salt - a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
synonym: potash alum, potassium alum -
A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) (synset 109805779)
hypernym: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplineshyponym:
- ivy leaguer - a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
- old boy - a former male pupil of a school
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A double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) (synset 102703481)
hypernym: astringent, astringent drug, styptic - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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