adulterant 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
Examples
- 1.the adulterating effect of extraneous materials
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EnglishDerivationally related form
adulterant 1
noun
any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance
adulterate 1
verb
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Similar_to
extraneous 3
adjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
