Adulterant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Adulterant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Adulterant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adulterant adj making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" Synonym(s): adulterating, adulterant Antonym(s): purifying n any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" Synonym(s): adulterant, adulterator
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adulterant \Adul"terant\, n. [L. adulterans, p. pr. of adulterare.] That which is used to adulterate anything. -- a. Adulterating; as, adulterant agents and processes.