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Definitions of scum
  1. noun
    worthless people

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  2. noun
    a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
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  3. verb
    remove the scum from
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Definition that contains scum
  • scum remove the scum from
  • slag the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
  • scummy covered with scum
  • dross the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
  • genus synchytrium simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites
  • pepper spray a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
  • zygnemales pond scums; desmids
  • calcium stearate an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid; it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water
  • order zygnemales pond scums; desmids
  • pond-scum parasite an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum
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