Synonyms for alum
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
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).
- n. 2
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.
Related words
- Word family
- alumiferous alumina alumium alumroot aluminiferous aluminite alunite alunogen
- Phrases
- alum stone feather alum potash alum
- Other spellings
- alumn
Forms
- Plural
- alumni → alumnis, grads, graduates…
Example sentences
- alumni Alumni are listed by their department of study.
- graduate She made up her mind to graduate from high school.
- grad Tom and Mary don't want to go to grad school.
By length
- 4 letters
- grad1
- 6 letters
- alumni3, alumnx
- 8 letters
- graduate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alumni3 = 3 syllables).