adulterant

[ uh-duhl-ter-uhnt ]

/ əˈdʌl tər ənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulterant ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a substance that adulterates.

adjective

adulterating.

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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Example sentences from the Web for adulterant

In this bulletin they do not classify saltpeter as an adulterant.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
This oil, which has what is generally termed a "tea-rose odour," is occasionally used as an adulterant for otto of rose.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture|W. H. Simmons
In moderate amounts it is not generally considered an adulterant.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
Nitro-benzene has been used as an adulterant of bitter almond oil, but the detection is easy (see “Foods,” p. 551).
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

This oil, however, varies in purity, the purest being used as an adulterant of olive oil or as a substitute for this oil.
Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]|Various

British Dictionary definitions for adulterant

adulterant

/ (əˈdʌltərənt) /

noun

a substance or ingredient that adulterates

adjective

adulterating

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Medical definitions for adulterant

adulterant

[ ə-dŭl′tər-ənt ]

n.

An additive causing an undesirable effect; impurity.

Other words from adulterant

a•dul′ter•ant adj.

单词	adulterant
释义	adulterant [ uh-duhl-ter-uhnt ] / əˈdʌl tər ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adulterant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a substance that adulterates. adjective adulterating. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adulterant In this bulletin they do not classify saltpeter as an adulterant. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder This oil, which has what is generally termed a "tea-rose odour," is occasionally used as an adulterant for otto of rose. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture\|W. H. Simmons In moderate amounts it is not generally considered an adulterant. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder Nitro-benzene has been used as an adulterant of bitter almond oil, but the detection is easy (see “Foods,” p. 551). Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth This oil, however, varies in purity, the purest being used as an adulterant of olive oil or as a substitute for this oil. Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 5 [May 1902]\|Various British Dictionary definitions for adulterant adulterant / (əˈdʌltərənt) / noun a substance or ingredient that adulterates adjective adulterating Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adulterant defilement, adulterator, contamination, adulteration, pollutant, impurity, contaminator Medical definitions for adulterant adulterant [ ə-dŭl′tər-ənt ] n. An additive causing an undesirable effect; impurity. Other words from adulterant a•dul′ter•ant adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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adulterant

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Medical definitions for adulterant

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