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adulterants

adulterants is the plural of adulterant.

Meaning of adulterant

Noun

adulterant (plural adulterants)

  1. That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
    • With regard to the presence of opium in ale, it appears to form a very deleterious adulterant;1817 May 1, “Collectanea Dietetica”, in The Monthly Magazine, volume 43, number 297, page 320

Questions about adulterants

What is adulterants the plural of?
Adulterants is the plural of adulterant.

Words near adulterants in the dictionary

  1. adultcentrist
  2. adulted
  3. adulter
  4. adulterable
  5. adulterant
  6. adulterants
  7. adulterate
  8. adulterated
  9. adulteratedst
  10. adulterately
  11. adulterateness

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