adulterant

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adulterant

noun adulterants

That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something. With regard to the presence of opium in ale, it appears to form a very deleterious adulterant;
Similar: adulterator, sophisticant, adulterant, contaminant, contamination, contaminator, impurity, pollutant, pollution, taint

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noun that which adulterates

Español	adulterante
Português	adulterante
Français	adultérant
Deutsch	Alkoholpanscher

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@misc{adulterant_2026,
  title = {adulterant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adulterant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}