Hot oil treatments prevent breakage, which is common among people with coarse hair textures, such as African Americans' hair. The need to moisturize the hair follicle with extra oil is born out of a desire to promote continued growth and sheen while maintaining the integrity of the hair follicle.
alum, alumna, alumnae, alumni, alumnus (see usage note at the current entry) Usage note Expand. Alumnus (in Latin a masculine noun) refers to a male graduate or former student; the plural is alumni. An alumna (in Latin a feminine noun) refers to a female graduate or former student; the plural is alumnae. Traditionally, the masculine plural alumni has been used for groups composed of both sexes and is still widely so used: the alumni of Indiana University.
Someone who has not finished his/her graduation (an academic study of three years) is called undergraduate. The graduation is the first degree awarded to a college or university student, hence the undergraduate, canât stand qualified to take the degree, unless he/she finishes the same in the given terms.