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alum [ˈæləm] n 1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) Also called potash alum a colourless soluble hydrated double sulphate of aluminium and potassium used in the manufacture of mordants and pigments, in dressing leather and sizing paper, and in medicine as a styptic and astringent. Formula: K2SO4.Al2(SO4)3.24H2O 2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of a group of isomorphic double sulphates of a monovalent metal or group and a trivalent metal. Formula: X2SO4.Y2(SO4)3.24H2O, where X is monovalent and Y is trivalent [from Old French, from Latin alūmen]
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| That said, Rogen is quick to add that the R-rated movie, which also
features `Virgin' alums Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, is ``filthy
funny. Commercials featuring two of the Jets' best known alums, Vinny
Testaverde and Wayne Chrebet, will air before, during and after Jets
games in August, September and October. Discussing out-of-work
Harvard grads, he says, "The Ivy alums didn't know how to
handle nonsuccess; the graduates of these colleges would. |
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