malum

As nouns the difference between mala and malum

is that mala is a single lobe of an insect's maxilla while malum is an evil or wrongdoing.

As nouns the difference between malum and malm

is that malum is an evil or wrongdoing while malm is a soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.

Malus is a related term of malum.

As nouns the difference between malum and malus

is that malum is an evil or wrongdoing while malus is the return of performance-related compensation originally paid by an employer to an employee as a result of the discovery of a defect in the performance.

As nouns the difference between alum and malum

is that alum is 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 (k₂so₄al₂(so₄)₃24h₂o) or alum can be (us) a graduate of a university or other institution while malum is an evil or wrongdoing.

As a verb alum

is to steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.

As nouns the difference between malum and maum

is that malum is an evil or wrongdoing while maum is an elderly woman.