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		noun ˈaləmˈæləm mass nounChemistry 1A colourless astringent compound which is a hydrated double sulphate of aluminium and potassium, used in solution in dyeing and tanning. Chemical formula: AlK(SO₄)₂.12H₂O  Example sentencesExamples -  This, washed and then boiled, yielded aluminium sulphate, which, when ammonia was added, became alum.
 -  One site said that clarifying agents could control snails, so I sent my son to the chemist for alum.
 -  Astringent varieties contain alum, which makes your mouth pucker when the fruits are eaten before they're fully ripe.
 -  I have no idea how it's manufactured, but it's a kind of alum, a double sulfate of aluminum in crystal salt form.
 -  It could also be treated by rubbing salt, brain or potash alum into the surface to produce a very pale leather.
 
 - 1.1count noun Any of a number of analogous crystalline double sulphates of a monovalent metal (or group) and a trivalent metal.
 artificially grown crystals of one of the alums  Example sentencesExamples -  Several decades later the Englishman Davy attempted to obtain the metal hidden in alums.
 -  Aluminium dross tailings were used to produce two types of alums.
 
  
 
 Origin   Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin alumen, alumin- related to aluta 'tawed leather'. noun əˈlʌməˈləm US informal A former pupil or student of a school, college, or university; an alumnus or alumna. 
 Origin   Late 19th century: abbreviation of alumnus or alumna.    nounˈaləmˈæləm Chemistry 1A colorless astringent compound that is a hydrated double sulfate of aluminum and potassium, used in solution medicinally and in dyeing and tanning. Chemical formula: AlK(SO₄)₂.12H₂O  Example sentencesExamples -  Astringent varieties contain alum, which makes your mouth pucker when the fruits are eaten before they're fully ripe.
 -  I have no idea how it's manufactured, but it's a kind of alum, a double sulfate of aluminum in crystal salt form.
 -  It could also be treated by rubbing salt, brain or potash alum into the surface to produce a very pale leather.
 -  This, washed and then boiled, yielded aluminium sulphate, which, when ammonia was added, became alum.
 -  One site said that clarifying agents could control snails, so I sent my son to the chemist for alum.
 
 - 1.1 Any of a number of analogous crystalline double sulfates of a monovalent metal (or group) and a trivalent metal.
 artificially grown crystals of one of the alums  Example sentencesExamples -  Several decades later the Englishman Davy attempted to obtain the metal hidden in alums.
 -  Aluminium dross tailings were used to produce two types of alums.
 
  
 
 Origin   Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin alumen, alumin- related to aluta ‘tawed leather’. nounəˈləməˈləm US informal A former pupil or student of a school, college, or university; an alumnus or alumna. 
 Origin   Late 19th century: abbreviation of alumnus or alumna.     |