Alum
nounid
7311·updated May 18, 2026verified
a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
polysemous
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Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- alumnusammonia alumammonium alumpotassium alum
- plural
- Alums
- possessive
- Alum's
- pluralpossessive
- Alums'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
- §2
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- §3
- a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
- §4
- a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
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