English

Etymology 1
From L..

Noun
en-noun

1. chemistry A double sulphate formed of aluminum and some other element (especially an alkali metal) or of ammonium.

Derived terms
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alum cake
alum earth
alumed
alumina
aluming
alumish
alum mine
alumocalcite
alumogenite
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alum rock
alum root
alum shale
alum stone
alum works
ammonia alum
burnt alum
cake alum
chrome alum
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chrome-ammonia alum
common alum
feather alum
filter alum
iron alum
magnesia alum
manganese alum
manganoso-magnesium alum
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native alum
papermaker's alum
plume alum
potash alum
Roman alum
saccharine alum
silver alum
soda alum
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Related terms
aluminiferous, aluniferous
aluminiform
aluminilite
aluminise, aluminize
aluminite
aluminous
alunite
alunogen

Translations
trans-top|A double sulfate
Chinese: �� (míngfán)
Finnish: aluna
Italian: allume m
trans-mid
Russian: ква��� (kvascý) m|p
Spanish: alumbre m
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Etymology 2
From alumnus and alumna, by removal of the non-native, gender-specific endings.

Noun
en-noun

1. US A graduate of a university or other institution.

See also
apjohnite
bosjemanite
halotrichite
kalinite
websterite

Latvian

Noun
alum - singular dative form of alus

1. beer (base form (en))

lv-noun-d3|al|us

Category:Latvian noun forms

fr:alum
io:alum
ru:alum
te:alum
vi:alum
zh:alum

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