as in contamination
something that is or that makes impure
concerned about adulterants in the town's water supply coming from the discharge from the factory
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Recent Examples of adulterant
This bill would have these dyes classified as adulterants, which requires manufacturers to meet further regulations.
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Anne Michaud, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
The practice of adulterating honey is well known, and historically adulterants such as ash and potato flour have been used.
—Daniel Matthews, Fortune Europe, 5 Aug. 2024
This is a notorious adulterant of spices used to artificially bolster their color and weight.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
The 2017 study highlighted the reason that lead chromate is used as an adulterant.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
The street supply of most drugs is now contaminated with fentanyl, as well as xylazine, and many other deadly adulterants.
—Peter Grinspoon, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
Samples of about one-third of the medications were later tested at a laboratory with a mass spectrometer, which helped confirm initial results and identify other adulterants — including MDMA and caffeine.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
But in Kensington, now the fentanyl supply has adulterants too.
—Samantha Guff, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
That’s the way fentanyl has been found as an adulterant in many other drugs, helping to drive US overdose deaths to record highs.
—Samantha Guff, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
Anne Michaud, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2024
The practice of adulterating honey is well known, and historically adulterants such as ash and potato flour have been used.
—Daniel Matthews, Fortune Europe, 5 Aug. 2024
This is a notorious adulterant of spices used to artificially bolster their color and weight.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
The 2017 study highlighted the reason that lead chromate is used as an adulterant.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
The street supply of most drugs is now contaminated with fentanyl, as well as xylazine, and many other deadly adulterants.
—Peter Grinspoon, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
Samples of about one-third of the medications were later tested at a laboratory with a mass spectrometer, which helped confirm initial results and identify other adulterants — including MDMA and caffeine.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
But in Kensington, now the fentanyl supply has adulterants too.
—Samantha Guff, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
That’s the way fentanyl has been found as an adulterant in many other drugs, helping to drive US overdose deaths to record highs.
—Samantha Guff, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterant
Noun
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This lingering contamination can cause health problems, too.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2025
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Given that over 12,000 structures have burned in Los Angeles as of Monday morning, the potential of widespread contamination is significant, Kearns warns.—
Hannah Singleton,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These systems provide superior filtration, removing a wide range of contaminants that traditional methods often fail to address, such as pharmaceuticals and microplastics.—
Dan Kelly,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Its layout will be arranged around a number of atria which are intended to encourage collaboration and will include large amounts of greenery chosen to filter out air contaminants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Air pollutants from wildfires are dangerous to the immediate fire zone and surrounding communities, but the harm can reach out farther.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The environmental pollutants that accompany 2025's unprecedented wildfires can cause serious damage to the body's largest organ (and its first line of defense).—
Kelly Dougher,
Allure,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Adulterant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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