adulterant

[uh-duhl-ter-uhnt]

noun

1. a substance that adulterates.

adjective

1. adulterating.

adulterant

/ əˈdʌltərənt /

noun

1. a substance or ingredient that adulterates

adjective

1. adulterating

Word History and Origins

Origin of adulterant¹

1745–55; < Latin adulterant- (stem of adulterāns, present participle of adulterāre ), equivalent to ad- ad- + -ulter ( adulterate ) + -ant- -ant

Example Sentences

“Until kratom and its pharmacologically active key ingredients mitragynine and 7-OH are approved for use, they will remain classified as adulterants in drugs, dietary supplements and foods,” a department spokesperson said.

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These are drugs often used as adulterants in other substances and can be more than 100 times more potent than heroin.

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Unlike other adulterants added to fentanyl for their psychoactive effects, “it’s not like it’s something that you go out and you use a bunch of to get high,” Krotulski said.

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"This final determination marks the first time that Salmonella is being declared an adulterant in a class of raw poultry products. "

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“At milk processing plants, every incoming tanker load of milk is checked for adulterants, including antibiotics, and quality and safety standards,” Russo notes.

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