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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The practice of adulterating honey is well known, and historically adulterants such as ash and potato flour have been used.
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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
The report found that heroin and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far more powerful than heroin that increasingly has been added as an adulterant to street drugs, accounted for the vast majority of the nearly 1,600 deaths that have happened in suburban Cook County since 2016.
—John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2021
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
The report found that heroin and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far more powerful than heroin that increasingly has been added as an adulterant to street drugs, accounted for the vast majority of the nearly 1,600 deaths that have happened in suburban Cook County since 2016.
—John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulterant
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Green onions linked to potential salmonella contamination were recalled after being sold in several U.S. and Canadian stores, including Trader Joe's.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Foods recalled dozens of types of frozen waffle products due to potential listeria contamination.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Tribal officials are concerned the contaminants from human septage can infiltrate groundwater, wetlands and ecosystem, and can endanger the water and soil of the community.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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Regardless of the fabric type or fabrication, anything that is exceptionally dirty or that has been exposed to contaminants should be washed in hot water.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
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The Indian government also launched its nationwide Clean Air Programme in 2019, ushering in strategies across 24 states and union territories to reduce particulate matter concentration, a term for air pollutants, by 40% by 2026.Noemi Cassanelli, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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The best air purifiers remove air pollutants like pollen, dust, smoke, and pet dander, and many can also help eliminate unwelcome odors.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Adulterant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulterant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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