alum- root words — words with the alum- root

The root alum- comes from Latin alumen, meaning alum. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including aluminum, alum, alumina, aluminate, aluminiferous, aluminium, aluminize, aluminothermy, aluminous, alunite, ceramal. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the alum- root

Explore words with alum- — words containing the alum- root and sharing its sense of "alum". Examples include aluminum, alum, alumina, aluminate, aluminiferous, aluminium, aluminize, aluminothermy, aluminous, alunite, ceramal. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The alum- root means alum, from Latin alumen. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.