alumn

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A form of alum — 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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Meanings

nounalumn (plural alumns)

plural alumns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of alum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alumnialumnusalumnx

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MulanUlmanLumanLanummanulnamul
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APA

alumn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumn

MLA

“alumn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alumn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alumn.

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