Synonyms: alum
Definition: a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
Similar words: astringent, astringent drug, styptic
Definition: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Synonyms: alum, alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate
Definition: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
Similar words: scholar, scholarly person, student, bookman
Definition: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Synonyms: alum, potash alum, potassium alum
Definition: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
Similar words: atomic number 13, Al, aluminium, aluminum
Definition: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Similar words: double salt
Definition: a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
Synonyms: alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum
Definition: a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
Similar words: atomic number 13, Al, aluminium, aluminum
Definition: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
Similar words: double salt
Definition: a solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization