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adulterant
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As a noun, adulterant means that which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something. As an adjective, it means making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials.
Meanings of adulterant
3 meaningsnoun
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
Any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
“it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use”
Similar: adulterator
adjective
Making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
“the adulterating effect of extraneous materials”
Similar: adulterating
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
adulterating
noun: any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of…
adulterator
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