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adulterant

[ uh-duhl-ter-uh nt ]
/ əˈdʌl tər ənt /
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noun

a substance that adulterates.

adjective

adulterating.

RELATED WORDS

defilement, contamination, adulteration, pollutant, impurity, contaminator

Nearby words

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Origin of adulterant

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

adulterant

/ (əˈdʌltərənt) /

noun

a substance or ingredient that adulterates

adjective

adulterating
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Medicine definitions for adulterant

adulterant

[ ə-dŭl′tər-ənt ]

n.

An additive causing an undesirable effect; impurity.

Related forms

a•dul′ter•ant adj.
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