Alum

/ˈæl.əm/

Synonyms for "alum" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
potash alumaluminum potassium sulfatealuminum sulfate

Strong matches (5)

Noun(4 words)
alumnaalumnusammonia alumammonium alum

Related words (7)

Noun(4 words)

Related word relations

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More general

14 entries
Alaluminiumaluminumastringentastringent drugatomic number 13chemical compounddouble saltformer studentinorganic saltpersonscholarscholarly personstyptic

More specific

4 entries
ammonium alumcollege alumpotassium alumuniversity alum

Collocations

6 entries
alum crystalsalum mordantalum powderalum solutionammonium alumpotassium alum

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

An astringent, like an alum block or styptic pencil, helps close and heal small cuts after shaving.

Source: tatoeba (10693689)

Harvard alum Tom Jackson isn't the sort of person you would expect to forget how to tie his shoes.

Source: tatoeba (11083834)

Second City alum Tom Jackson will be co-starring.

Source: tatoeba (11083835)

Mix eight grams of alum with seven grams of cream of tartar in a small amount of hot water.

Source: tatoeba (11264267)

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