alum meaning in Kannada
ಪಟಿಕ
/ˈæl.əm/
alum in Kannada: ಪಟಿಕ. In English, alum means 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).
Kannada words for alum
- ಪಟಿಕ
English meaning of alum
- noun 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).
- noun Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly or partly replaced by other univalent or tervalent cations.
- verb To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
- noun A past attendee or graduate (of any gender) of a college, university or other educational institution.
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Questions about alum in Kannada
- What is the meaning of alum in Kannada?
- Alum in Kannada is ಪಟಿಕ.
- alum ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
- Alum: ಪಟಿಕ.
- What does alum mean in English?
- Alum means 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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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: alum (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: alum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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