adulterant

English Thesaurus

1. any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	substance,
definition	:	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops)

2. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all)

similar	:	extraneous, foreign,
definition	:	not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source (adj.all)

3. any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance)

derivation	:	adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch,
definition	:	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)

derivation	:	adulterant, adulterating,
definition	:	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all)

4. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all)

antonym	:	purifying,
definition	:	freeing from noxious matter (adj.all)

derivation	:	adulterant, adulterator,
definition	:	any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance)

derivation	:	adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch,
definition	:	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)

5. any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance)

derivation	:	adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch,
definition	:	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)

derivation	:	adulterant, adulterating,
definition	:	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all)

6. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials (adj.all)

antonym	:	purifying,
definition	:	freeing from noxious matter (adj.all)

derivation	:	adulterant, adulterator,
definition	:	any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance (noun.substance)

derivation	:	adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch,
definition	:	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones (verb.change)