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Meanings of alum in English

Russian
e521
Portuguese
alume
Spanish
alumbre
Catalan
alum
Wikidata

Family of double sulfate salts of monovalent and trivalent cations.

        Related terms
        e521
        Portuguese
        alunos por instituição de ensino superior
        Catalan
        titulat
        Spanish
        alumno

        A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

              alunos por instituição de ensino superior
              Portuguese
              pedra-ume

              A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum.

                    pedra-ume

                    A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum.

                          Usage of alum in English
                          1
                          Shondaland alum Jesse Williams seems to always be fighting the good fight.
                          Ebony
                          2
                          Boil a small lump of alum, and scald them in the alum-water.
                          Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
                          3
                          The milk is very soothing and the alum acts as an astringent.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          4
                          The Def Comedy Jam alum received several Emmy nominations for the part.
                          Ebony
                          5
                          With the preparation of kid leather alum is the astringent curative agent.
                          Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891
                          6
                          In combination with alum and water, it forms a dark purple ink.
                          Forty Centuries of Ink / Or, A chronological narrative concernin...
                          7
                          Pour boiling vinegar over them, using in it a bit of alum.
                          Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
                          8
                          I'd better just check on the toxicity of that alum first, though.
                          Wired
                          9
                          The word alumen, which we translate alum, occurs in Pliny's Natural History.
                          The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                          10
                          The HBCU alum fell in love with the school as a child.
                          Ebony
                          11
                          Instead of alum, one ounce of cream of tartar may be used.
                          Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
                          12
                          Waymo alum Bryan Salesky decamped for Argo AI and partnered with Ford.
                          Wired
                          13
                          For granulated lids-andwhat is more maddening and painful?-makean alum paste.
                          The Woman Beautiful; or, The Art of Beauty Culture
                          14
                          If copperas be used instead of alum, slate color will be produced.
                          The American Frugal Housewife
                          15
                          And if you are an affected alum, the group is asking for support.
                          Ebony
                          16
                          The alum in the paper prevents it a to certain extent from burning.
                          The Art of Perfumery, and Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plan...