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abraum

/ˈɑˌpɹaʊm/

abraum noun: a red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.

Noun

abraum (uncountable)

  1. A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.

Forms of abraum

alternative formAbraum salts

Origin of abraum

From German abräumen (“to remove”), from ab (“from”) (Old High German aba (“away”)) + raum (“space”) (Old High German rūm).

Phrases with abraum

Questions about abraum

What does abraum mean?
Abraum means a red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.
What part of speech is abraum?
Abraum is a noun.
How do you pronounce abraum?
Abraum is pronounced /ˈɑˌpɹaʊm/ (US).

Words near abraum in the dictionary

  1. abrasors
  2. abrastol
  3. abrasure
  4. abrasures
  5. abration
  6. abraum
  7. Abraum salts
  8. abraxane
  9. abraxas
  10. abraxases
  11. abray

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