An astringent, like an alum block or styptic pencil, helps close and heal small cuts after shaving.
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Alum
//ˈæl.əm//
Synonyms for "alum" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (7)
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Translations
65 translations across 52 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- στυπτηρία noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Arabic
1 entries- شَبّ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Armenian
2 entries- շիբ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- պաղլեղ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Avar
1 entries- рикӏкӏ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- zəy noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Bengali
1 entries- ফটকিরি noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Bulgarian
1 entries- сти́пца noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Burmese
1 entries- ကျောက်ချဉ် noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Catalan
2 entries- alum noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- alumenar verb (To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- زاخ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 明礬 /明矾 noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 明礬 /明矾 noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Czech
1 entries- kamenec noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Dutch
1 entries- aluin noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Finnish
3 entries- aluna noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- alunoida verb (To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.)
- käsitellä alunalla verb (To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.)
French
2 entries- alun noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- aluner verb (To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.)
Georgian
1 entries- შაბი noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
German
1 entries- Alaun noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Greek
2 entries- στυπτηρία noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- στύψη noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Hungarian
1 entries- timsó noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Indonesian
1 entries- tawas noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Irish
2 entries- ailím noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- alúm noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Isan
1 entries- หินส้ม noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Italian
1 entries- allume noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Japanese
2 entries- ミョウバン noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- 明礬 noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Lao
2 entries- ສານສົ້ມ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- ຫິນສົ້ມ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Latin
1 entries- alūmen noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Lithuanian
1 entries- alūnas noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Malay
2 entries- alum noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- tawas noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Middle English
1 entries- alym noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Mon
1 entries- တၟံဂစး noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Māori
1 entries- arama noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Navajo
1 entries- tsé díkʼǫ́ǫ́zh noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- şeb noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Northern Thai
1 entries- ᩉᩥ᩠ᨶᩈᩫ᩠᩶ᨾ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- شاب noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Persian
1 entries- زاج noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Polish
1 entries- ałun noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Portuguese
2 entries- alume noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- alúmen noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Romanian
1 entries- alaun noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Russian
1 entries- квасцы́ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Santali
1 entries- ᱯᱷᱤᱴᱠᱤᱨᱤ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- alaun noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- stipsa noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Shan
1 entries- ႁိၼ်သူမ်ႈ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Southern Kurdish
1 entries- زاخ noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Spanish
2 entries- alumbre noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
- alumbrar verb (To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.)
Swedish
1 entries- alun noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Tagalog
1 entries- tawas noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Tamil
1 entries- படிக்காரம் noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Thai
1 entries- สารส้ม noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Turkish
1 entries- şap noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Turkmen
1 entries- zäk noun (chemistry: double sulfate)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
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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