alum
Definitions
Noun
- A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum
- A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum
- A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- A double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "alum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aluminum | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | alumni | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | alum | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | alumnae | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | calumny | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | alumax | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | alumbaugh | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | alumina | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | aluminio | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | aluminium | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | aluminize | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | aluminized | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | aluminosilicate | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | aluminum's | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | alumna | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | alumnus | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | alums | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | calumet | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | palumbo | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | petaluma | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | tantalum | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | venalum | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "alum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | adam | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | atom | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | madame | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | annum | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | chatham | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | fathom | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | chasm | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | madam | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | datum | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | kassem | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | allum | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | basham | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bassam | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bassham | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | cadam | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | callum | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | canam | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dammam | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | gaddum | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | hallam | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | hallum | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | hannam | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | hannum | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | kallam | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | karam | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | lacomb | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | laham | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | lanham | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | lannom | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | lanum | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | lapham | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | lashomb | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | latham | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | nahum | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | ranum | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | sarum | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | tasm | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | tatham | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | tatom | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | vanname | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "alum".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "alum" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "alum" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "alum" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "alum".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slim | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | slum | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | clam | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | slam | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | blum | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | glum | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | plum | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | alam | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | alem | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | blom | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | clem | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | clim | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | clum | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | elam | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | flam | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | flim | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | flom | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | klem | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | klim | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | klom | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | klym | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | plam | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | plum's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | ulam | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 22
Sound Alikes: 40
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 24
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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