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alum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | potash alum, potassium alum |
| Type of | double salt, atomic number 13, aluminum, aluminium, al |
alum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate |
| Type of | scholar, bookman, scholarly person, student |
| Has types | old boy, ivy leaguer |
alum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ammonia alum, ammonium alum |
| Type of | al, aluminium, aluminum, atomic number 13, double salt |
alum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | astringent drug, astringent, styptic |
Examples of alum
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Indeed, the Department of Homeland Security's deputy secretary is an Aecom alum.
From the forbes.com
Look for Gonzaga alum Cam Johnson to also receive playing time on passing downs.
From the washingtonpost.com
One alum in attendance, though, might have a direct effect on the Husky players.
From the thenewstribune.com
Avila and Poway High alum Greg Dalby are called into a two-week camp in Florida.
From the signonsandiego.com
Coach Jim Zorn already has said the Michigan alum will remain Campbell's backup.
From the freep.com
It's a little painful to watch as I'm a UC Berkeley alum and also a small donor.
From the forbes.com
The new restaurant from Patina alum Bernhard Mairinger fills a culinary vacancy.
From the latimes.com
The western desert of Egypt was a major source of alum substitutes in antiquity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I am an undergraduate alum of UNO and a sister of a former UNO football player.
From the omaha.com
- A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
- Alumnus: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- Alum is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate with the formula KAl(SO4)2.12H2O. The wider class of compounds known as alums have the related stoichiometry, AB(SO4)2.12H2O.
- A type of immune adjuvant (a substance used to help boost the immune response to a vaccine). Also called aluminum sulfate.
- Any one of several aluminum compounds used in pools to form a gelatinous floc on sand filters or to coagulate and precipitate suspended particles in the water.
- Aluminium sulphate, added to gelatine in the sizing of paper to stabilise the gelatine.
- Chemical used in acid hardening fixing baths.
- A common name for aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3, used as a coagulant.
- An alum is a double salt comprising a sulphate salt of a monovalent element, with the sulphate salt of a trivalent element. The most well known example is potash alum (aluminium potassium sulphate) KAl(SO4)2.12H2O which is used to clear murky water.
