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adulterant
[ uh-duhl-ter-uhnt ]
/ əˈdʌl tər ənt /
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noun
a substance that adulterates.
adjective
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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
Words nearby adulterant
adulation, adulatory, Adullamite, adult, adult education, adulterant, adulterate, adulteration, adulterer, adulteress, adulterine
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British Dictionary definitions for adulterant
adulterant
/ (əˈdʌltərənt) /
noun
a substance or ingredient that adulterates
adjective
adulterating
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