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alum

/al-uhm/US // ˈæl əm //UK // (ˈæləm) //

矾,明矾,矾土,矾的

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : Also called potash alum, potassium alum. a crystalline solid, aluminum potassium sulfate, K2SO4⋅Al23⋅24H2O, used in medicine as an astringent and styptic, in dyeing and tanning, and in many technical processes.
    • : one of a class of double sulfates analogous to aluminum potassium sulfate, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, having the general formula R2SO4⋅X23⋅24H2O, where R is a univalent alkali metal or ammonium, and X one of a number of trivalent metals.
    • : aluminum sulfate.

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  • Natasha Strain, an alum of the campus who works as a childcare worker and supervisor at the facility, is one of the plaintiffs listed in the suit.

  • For Top Chef, that meant many challenges that took advantage of outdoor kitchens, a bubble of all-star alums replacing the usual rotating cast of guest judges and a brand-new approach to viewers’ beloved Restaurant Wars.

  • She is currently a senior director at Fairmont Consulting Group, a boutique management consulting firm in the aerospace and defense sector founded by fellow alums Jay Wynn, MBA ’04, and Ben Harper, MBA ’08, SM ’08.

  • In their MHS homes, alums said they were ranked by how well they did their chores and followed rules.

  • Natasha Strain, an alum of the campus, works as a childcare worker and supervisor at the facility.

  • A TNR alum dives deep in what happened with the 100-year-old institution.

  • And those who take issue with the ice bucket challenge have found an unexpected spokesperson in Jackass alum Steve-O.

  • Marine friends, all ranks and all mostly Anbar fighting alum, have been sending me emails as well.

  • Apple alum Tony Fadell reinvented the boring market for home thermostats with his sleek and eco-savvy digital Nest.

  • Petraeus, himself a Sosh alum, became the central figure for a mix of reasons.

  • If they require a second water put alum to that also as well as to the rinsing and blue water.

  • Thus the proportions are omitted, and alum becomes alum compound, whatever that may mean.

  • On examination it was found that the enclosure of the Atarrea was broken down, and the source saturated with alum.

  • The principal impurity, and one which renders alum unfit for the use of the dyer, is iron.

  • The applications of alum in the arts and manufactures are numerous and important.