alum
英 [ˈæləm]
美 [ˈæləm]
n. 明矾，白矾(用于制革、印染等)
复数：alums
BNC.28085 / COCA.17889
牛津词典
noun
- 明矾，白矾（用于制革、印染等）
a substance formed from aluminium/aluminum and another metal, used, for example, to prepare leather and to change the colour of things
英英释义
noun
- a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
- a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
- a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum