| Pronunciation: | | u'dulturunt
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | adulterating, adulterator, extraneous, foreign |
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| | Antonyms: | | purifying |
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| | See Also: | | matter, substance |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Substance that makes another substance impure when the two are mixed together. |
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