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Adulterant

Adulterant Meaning & Definition
Adulterant Definition And Meaning

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

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See Also | matter | substance

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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