alum
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1. a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) (noun.artifact)
2. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student, |
| definition | : | a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ivy leaguer, |
| definition | : | a student or graduate at an Ivy League school (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | old boy, |
| definition | : | a former male pupil of a school (noun.person) |
3. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | double salt, |
| definition | : | a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization (noun.substance) |
4. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | double salt, |
| definition | : | a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization (noun.substance) |
5. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | graduate, |
| definition | : | confer an academic degree upon (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | graduate, |
| definition | : | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | graduate, |
| definition | : | confer an academic degree upon (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | graduate, |
| definition | : | receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies (verb.possession) |
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