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ultrapure

UK/ˈʌltɹəˈpjʊə/US/ˈʌltɹəˈpjʊɹ/

ultrapure adjective: extremely pure; of supreme purity.

Adjective

ultrapure (comparative more ultrapure, superlative most ultrapure)

  1. Extremely pure; of supreme purity.
    • ultrapure water
    • To quote Doctor Taylor further: "Certainly the laboratory and the factory which have cheapened food by canning and preserving it and the well-meaning legislator who has purified it, in some cases, perhaps, to the exclusion of the vitamines, owe to the public the corrective for machine-made...1923, The American Journal of Clinical Medicine, Winnetka, Ill., page 317

Examples of ultrapure in a sentence

  • We will see on the other hand that when the symbiotic association has continued for a long time it may be very difficult to obtain ultrapure colonies.1926, Felix d' Herelle, The Bacteriophage and Its Behavior, Williams & Wilkins, page 207:
  • The very high cost of ultrapure semiconductor silicon has been a barrier to lowering the cost of solar cells.1977, United States Congress, Congressional Record, Washington, The Congress, page 34264:

Forms of ultrapure

comparativemore ultrapure
superlativemost ultrapure
alternative formultra-pure

Origin of ultrapure

From ultra- + pure.

Questions about ultrapure

What does ultrapure mean?
Ultrapure means extremely pure; of supreme purity.
How do you use ultrapure in a sentence?
We will see on the other hand that when the symbiotic association has continued for a long time it may be very difficult to obtain ultrapure colonies.
What part of speech is ultrapure?
Ultrapure is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ultrapure?
Ultrapure is pronounced /ˈʌltɹəˈpjʊə/ (UK).

Words near ultrapure in the dictionary

  1. ultraprogressive
  2. ultraprogressives
  3. ultraprotective
  4. ultraproud
  5. ultraprudent
  6. ultrapure
  7. ultrapurification
  8. ultrapurified
  9. ultrapurism
  10. ultrapurity
  11. ultraquantum

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