alum

alum is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.
2. transitive verb. To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
3. noun. a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
4. noun. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

   Synonyms: alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate

5. noun. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
6. noun. a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum

Synonyms

alumna, alumnus, grad, graduate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in alum:

luma, maul

Common word forms

alums, alumen

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