adulterant

• Describe una sustancia que se añade a otra para hacerla impura o de menor calidad, o que contamina o altera su pureza o composición.

Describes a substance that is added to another substance to make it impure or of lower quality.

1. Impurity-addingC1formal

   Describing a substance that is added to another to make it impure or of lower quality.

   adulterante

   • The adulterant chemicals were found in the food supply.
   • Adulterant materials can reduce the effectiveness of medicine.
   • The company was fined for using adulterant fillers in their products.

   Sinónimoscontaminatingcorrupting

   Antónimoscleansingpurifyingrefining

2. Corrupting or debasingC2formal

   Having the quality of making something less pure or morally corrupt by adding foreign elements.

   adulterante

   • The adulterant influence of cheap imports harmed local craftsmanship.
   • Adulterant practices in the industry led to a loss of trust.
   • The adulterant nature of the additive was discovered during testing.

   Sinónimoscontaminatingcorrupting

   Antónimoscleansingpurifying

• Sustancia que se añade a otra, generalmente para adulterarla o degradarla, reduciendo su pureza, calidad o eficacia.

A noun referring to a substance that is added to another substance, reducing its purity, quality, or effectiveness.

1. Impurity in substancesC1formal

   A substance that is added to another substance to reduce its purity or quality, often for fraudulent purposes.

   adulterante

   • The food company was fined for using cheap adulterants in their olive oil.
   • Adulterants in milk can include water or starch.
   • The lab tests detected an adulterant in the drug sample.

   Sinónimosadmixturecontaminantimpuritypollutant

2. Corrupting agentC1formal

   Something that makes a substance impure or corrupt by adding foreign materials.

   Agente adulterante

   • The adulterant in the fuel caused engine damage.
   • They removed the adulterant from the chemical mixture.
   • The presence of an adulterant reduced the effectiveness of the medicine.

   Sinónimosadulteratorcontaminantimpuritypollutanttaint