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adulterant

noun

/əˈdʌltərənt/

Meaning

a substance added to something else, often food or drink, to reduce its quality or strength

The laboratory found an adulterant in the milk samples.

contaminant, impurity, additive, pollutant, foreign substance

pure substance, essence

harmful adulterant, food adulterant, chemical adulterant

A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone; an impediment.

The state of keeping or being kept secret or private

The action or process of officially recognizing someone or something as having a particular status o...

A person who spends money extravagantly or wastefully.

a sweet spread made from fruit boiled with sugar

a rounded handle on a door or drawer; a small rounded switch on a machine