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alumed

alumed is the simple past and past participle of alum.

Meaning of alum

Verb

alum (third-person singular simple present alums, present participle aluming, simple past and past participle alumed)

  1. (transitive) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
    • The silk should be boiled at the rate of 20 parts of soap per cent. , and then alumed. The aluming need not be so strong as for the fine crimson1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

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Forms of alumed

comparativemore alumed
superlativemost alumed

Words formed from alumed

Questions about alumed

What is alumed the simple past and past participle of?
Alumed is the simple past and past participle of alum.

Words near alumed in the dictionary

  1. alumane
  2. Alumbaugh
  3. Alumbaughs
  4. alumbrado
  5. alumbrados
  6. alumed
  7. Alumel
  8. alumian
  9. alumic
  10. alumiferous
  11. alumin(i)um

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