About The Word Adulterant
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Adulterant
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What's The Definition Of Adulterant?
[n] any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"
[adj] making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" Synonyms | Synonyms for Adulterant: adulterating | adulterator | extraneous | foreign Related Terms | Find terms related to Adulterant: Adulterant In Webster's Dictionary \A*dul"ter*ant\, n. [L. adulterans, p. pr. of
adulterare.]
That which is used to adulterate anything. -- a.
Adulterating; as, adulterant agents and processes.
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