| NOUN | substance | alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum |
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| substance | alum, potassium alum, potash alum | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum | |
| person | alum, alumnus, alumna, graduate, grad | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university / university) | |
| artifact | alum | a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) |
| Sounds | ae'lahm; ahlah'm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum. | |
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| Synonyms | ammonia alum, ammonium alum | |
| Broader | aluminum, aluminium, Al, 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 | |
| Spanish | aluminio amónico | |
| Meaning | A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum. | |
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| Synonyms | potassium alum, potash alum | |
| Broader | aluminum, aluminium, Al, 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 | |
| Spanish | alumbre | |
| Catalan | alum | |
| Meaning | A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university / university). | |
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| Synonyms | alumnus, alumna, graduate, grad | |
| Narrower | Ivy Leaguer | A student or graduate at an Ivy League school |
| old boy | A former male pupil of a school | |
| Broader | scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student | A learned person (especially in the humanities) |
| Spanish | alumna, alumno, diplomado, graduado, titulado | |
| Catalan | alumna, diplomat, graduat, titulat | |
| Meaning | A double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things). | |
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| Broader | astringent, astringent drug, styptic | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
| Spanish | alumbre | |
| Catalan | alum | |
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