alums
Meaning of alums
noun
a colourless astringent compound which is a hydrated double sulphate of aluminium and potassium, used in solution in dyeing and tanning.
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin alumen, alumin- related to aluta ‘tawed leather’.
plural noun- a former pupil or student of a school, college, or university; an alumnus or alumna.
a fellow Wellesley alum
late 19th century: abbreviation of alumnus or alumna.
Information about alums
- It is a name.
- The singular form of alums is: alum.
- Languages in which alums is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of alums
alums
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- alums is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of alums
Lamus, Malus, malus, mauls, musal, Samul, slaum
Words that rhyme with alums
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