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单词 adulterant
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Definition of adulterant in English:

adulterant

noun əˈdʌlt(ə)r(ə)ntəˈdəltərənt
  • A substance used to adulterate another.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The adulterants ranged from water in the case of milk, cheaper varieties of oils in the case of edible oils to colours in the case of rice and tea.
    • Except flour or rice powder, all the other adulterants are health hazardous and cause irreparable damage to our system when eaten at regular intervals for a long period of time.
    • It's filled with chemicals and adulterants designed to create a consistent flavor and taste across regions.
    • Often highly noxious adulterants were used: cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
    • All the many hundreds of non-tobacco adulterants are to be ignored, no matter how indisputably dangerous and deadly.
    • Often times, laboratories that perform drug screening assays are unaware of the various adulterants, detection methods, or their effects on the assay.
    • Crack is a combination of cocaine hydrochloride, baking soda, and other adulterants which gives rise to a rock-like substance.
    • The beam also contains a significant proportion of mid- and deep-ultraviolet; kills bacteria and decomposes any adulterants on the surface of the meat.
    • Some herbal products may come with fillers, weeds, or other adulterants, so buy only from top quality suppliers.
    • Heat is applied to the bottle, thereby separating the adulterants from the rock and leaving behind a gel-like substance containing a concentrated cocaine-based solution.
    • Not only were they illegally manufacturing and supplying drugs in pubs for social consumption, they were diluting them with adulterants deceiving the people they supplied to increase their profits.
    • It provides exact information about pigments, binders, extenders (used to improve viscosity and coverage), and adulterants, as well as paint layers.
    • The sources of poisoning were identified as adulterants or erroneous substitutes.
    • With new adulterants being developed at an alarming rate, it has become increasingly difficult to keep up with the development of methods to detect these products.
    • Use of adulterants or spurious materials is another issue that further complicates the quality standards of plants-based traditional remedies.
    • In doing so, they expose themselves to marijuana which may be contaminated with adulterants and mould.
    • It was for the first time that we were able to get the adulterant (carbide pieces) in bulk quantity.
    • Such coins could be considered as legitimate an element of a piece of jewellery as nine-carat gold, which contains 62.5% of adulterants.
    • The State of California's Department of Health Services leading man Dr. Richard Ko briefly explains California's laboratory analysis that searches for heavy metals, chemicals and other adulterants in patent formulas.
    • The presence of deliberately added adulterants and accidental contaminants in the herb or herbal extract is always a risk when these products are not properly tested for purity.
    Synonyms
    contaminant, pollutant, foreign body
adjective əˈdʌlt(ə)r(ə)ntəˈdəltərənt
  • Used in adulterating something.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They argued that because the bacteria is naturally occurring, it is not an "adulterant" substance subject to regulation by the government.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin adulterant- 'corrupting', from the verb adulterare (see adulterate).

 
 

Definition of adulterant in US English:

adulterant

nounəˈdəltərəntəˈdəltərənt
  • A substance used to adulterate another.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It provides exact information about pigments, binders, extenders (used to improve viscosity and coverage), and adulterants, as well as paint layers.
    • It's filled with chemicals and adulterants designed to create a consistent flavor and taste across regions.
    • With new adulterants being developed at an alarming rate, it has become increasingly difficult to keep up with the development of methods to detect these products.
    • It was for the first time that we were able to get the adulterant (carbide pieces) in bulk quantity.
    • Such coins could be considered as legitimate an element of a piece of jewellery as nine-carat gold, which contains 62.5% of adulterants.
    • Often times, laboratories that perform drug screening assays are unaware of the various adulterants, detection methods, or their effects on the assay.
    • In doing so, they expose themselves to marijuana which may be contaminated with adulterants and mould.
    • Use of adulterants or spurious materials is another issue that further complicates the quality standards of plants-based traditional remedies.
    • The sources of poisoning were identified as adulterants or erroneous substitutes.
    • Some herbal products may come with fillers, weeds, or other adulterants, so buy only from top quality suppliers.
    • Often highly noxious adulterants were used: cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
    • Heat is applied to the bottle, thereby separating the adulterants from the rock and leaving behind a gel-like substance containing a concentrated cocaine-based solution.
    • The State of California's Department of Health Services leading man Dr. Richard Ko briefly explains California's laboratory analysis that searches for heavy metals, chemicals and other adulterants in patent formulas.
    • The beam also contains a significant proportion of mid- and deep-ultraviolet; kills bacteria and decomposes any adulterants on the surface of the meat.
    • Not only were they illegally manufacturing and supplying drugs in pubs for social consumption, they were diluting them with adulterants deceiving the people they supplied to increase their profits.
    • Crack is a combination of cocaine hydrochloride, baking soda, and other adulterants which gives rise to a rock-like substance.
    • All the many hundreds of non-tobacco adulterants are to be ignored, no matter how indisputably dangerous and deadly.
    • The adulterants ranged from water in the case of milk, cheaper varieties of oils in the case of edible oils to colours in the case of rice and tea.
    • The presence of deliberately added adulterants and accidental contaminants in the herb or herbal extract is always a risk when these products are not properly tested for purity.
    • Except flour or rice powder, all the other adulterants are health hazardous and cause irreparable damage to our system when eaten at regular intervals for a long period of time.
    Synonyms
    contaminant, pollutant, foreign body
adjectiveəˈdəltərəntəˈdəltərənt
  • Used in adulterating something.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They argued that because the bacteria is naturally occurring, it is not an "adulterant" substance subject to regulation by the government.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin adulterant- ‘corrupting’, from the verb adulterare (see adulterate).

 
 
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