adulterant

• Adjectif qui décrit une substance ajoutée à une autre pour la rendre impure ou de qualité inférieure.

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.

   Adultérant (qui altère)

   • 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.

   Synonymescontaminatingcorrupting

   Antonymescleansingpurifyingrefining

2. Corrupting or debasingC2formal

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

   Adultérant (au sens corrupteur)

   • 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.

   Synonymescontaminatingcorrupting

   Antonymescleansingpurifying

• Substance ajoutée à une autre substance, en réduisant sa pureté, sa qualité ou son efficacité.

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.

   Adultérant (agent d'adultération)

   • 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.

   Synonymesadmixturecontaminantimpuritypollutant

2. Corrupting agentC1formal

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

   Agent adultérant

   • 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.

   Synonymesadulteratorcontaminantimpuritypollutanttaint