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aluming

aluming is the present participle and gerund 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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Noun

aluming (plural alumings)

  1. The treatment of a material with a solution of alum

Forms of aluming

pluralalumings

Questions about aluming

What does aluming mean?
Aluming means the treatment of a material with a solution of alum.
What is aluming the present participle and gerund of?
Aluming is the present participle and gerund of alum.
What part of speech is aluming?
Aluming is a noun.
What is the plural of aluming?
The plural of aluming is alumings.

Words near aluming in the dictionary

  1. aluminas
  2. aluminate
  3. aluminated
  4. aluminates
  5. alumine
  6. aluming
  7. alumings
  8. aluminia
  9. aluminian
  10. aluminic
  11. aluminic acid

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