English to English
adulterant
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adjective (a)
- making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials(adj.all)source: wordnet30
noun (n)
- any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance(noun.substance)Example:
It is necessary to remove the adulterants before use.
source: wordnet30 - That which is used to adulterate anything.(noun)source: webster1913