adulterant

Definition of Adulterant in English :

1. adulterant, adulterator

any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

Example Sentences:
'it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use'

2. adulterant, adulterating

making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials

Example Sentences:
'the adulterating effect of extraneous materials'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Adulterant

noun

1.

a substance or ingredient that adulterates

adjective

2.

adulterating

noun

1.

a substance that adulterates

adjective

2.

adulterating; making inferior or impure

n.

A substance that adulterates.

adj.

Serving to adulterate.