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Meaning of alum

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  alum
      n 1: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the
           ammonium double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {ammonia
           alum}, {ammonium alum}]
      2: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium
         double sulfate of aluminum [syn: {alum}, {potassium alum},
         {potash alum}]
      3: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school
         or college or university) [syn: {alumnus}, {alumna}, {alum},
         {graduate}, {grad}]
      4: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as
         an astringent (among other things)

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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