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    alum
    (al´әm) a local astringent and styptic, prepared as an ammonium (ammonium alum) or potassium (potassium alum) compound; also used as an adjuvant in adsorbed vaccines and toxoids.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Alum
    • (v. t.) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. • (n.) A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/alum/
    
    
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    alum
    any of a group of hydrated double salts, usually consisting of aluminum sulfate, water of hydration, and the sulfate of another element. A whole ... [5 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/54
    
    
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    Alum
    Alum (əm) is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate (potassium alum) with the formula KAl({chem|link=sulphate|SO|4})2·12{chem|link=water|H|2|O}. The wider class of compounds known as alums have the rel...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum
    
    
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    alum
    A double salt comprising sulfates of two metals (one monovalent, one trivalent) combined with 12 molecules of water of crystallization: M^IM^III(SO₄)₂.12H₂O. The monovalent metal is commo...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/alum.html
    
    
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    ALUM
    A term commonly, but mistakenly, applied in the paper industry to various qualities of Aluminium Sulphate.
    Found op http://www.fiskprinters.co.uk/print%20glossary.html
    
    
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    alum
    alum (ăl'um) , any one of a series of isomorphous double salts that are hydrated sulfates of a univalent cation (e.g., potassium, sodium, ammonium, cesium, or thallium) and a trivalent cation (e.g., aluminum, chromium, iron, manganese, cobalt, or titanium). The name alum commonly refers to...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0803540.html
    
    
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    Alum
    Alum is a crystalline, astringent substance with a sweetish taste. It is a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium with water of crystallization. It crystallizes in colourless regular octahedra. Its solution reddens vegetable blues. When heated, its water of crystallization is driven off, and it ...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GA.HTM
    
    
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    alum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: al′ŭm Definitions: 1. A double sulfate of aluminum and of an alkaline earth element or ammonium; chemically, an alum is any one of the markedly astringent double salts formed by a combination of a sulfate of aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, or gallium with a ...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=2531
    
    
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    alum
    Any double sulphate of a monovalent metal or radical (such as sodium, potassium, or ammonium) and a trivalent metal (such as aluminium, chromium, or iron). The commonest alum is the double sulphate of potassium and aluminium, K2Al2(SO4
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0009897.html
    
    
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    Alum
    (chebb) Ground and used in jabane-soft nougat with nuts or almonds. Alum is burnt with hermel, (a fragrant spice) and houd (sandalwood) in a little kanoun (an earthenware brazier) in order to counteract the evil eye.
    Found op http://momoresto.com/restaurant/london/momo/cuisine/glossary/
    
    
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    alum
    A chemical substance that contains aluminum sulfate and a second chemical, usually potassium sulfate. It is used to shrink tissues, to stop bleeding, and to boost the immune response to a vaccine.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=A
    
    
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    alum
    whitish transparent mineral salt, crystalising in octahedrons, very astringent, used in dyeing, tawing skins, and medicine, also for sizing paper, and making materials fireproof; chemically a double sulphate of aluminuim and potasium.
    Found op http://www2.shu.ac.uk/sfca/glossary.cfm
    
    

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