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Ingredient In Some Dyes

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noun

• a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

• a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum

• a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum

• a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)

38%9Ingredient in some hair dyes
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33%12 Active ingredient in some iodine-based dyes
noun

• a compound containing the covalent iodine radical

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