ALUM
4 letters
6 Scrabble points
/ˈæl.əm/
Definition of ALUM
noun
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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).
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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:
potash alum
verb
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To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
A
L
U
M
Length
4 letters
Scrabble Score
6 points
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