alum vs product

alum

noun
  • An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K₂SO₄·Al₂(SO₄)₃·24H₂O). 

  • A past attendee or graduate (of either gender) of a college, university or other educational institution. 

  • Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations. 

verb
  • To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. 

product

noun
  • A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction. 

  • Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity. 

  • Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product. 

  • A commodity offered for sale. 

  • Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user. 

  • A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers. 

  • The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process. 

  • Anything that is produced; a result. 

  • Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. 

  • A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances. 

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