Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
ALUMS
Noun
alums
plural of alum
Synonyms
• alumnae (female only)
• alumni
Anagrams
• lumas, malus, mauls, musal
Source: Wiktionary
ALUM
Al"um, n. Etym: [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L. alumen alum.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Note: Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to alum in formula.
Al"um, v. t.
Definition: To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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