Adulterant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɪkˈɪstɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈafɔɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈafɔɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɪkˈɪstɪkli/.

Examples

it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use
the adulterating effect of extraneous materials

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adulterator adulterating

Antonyms

purifying

Parts of Speech

noun	any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance “it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use”
adjective	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials “the adulterating effect of extraneous materials”

Word Forms

adulterant	adjective	making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
adulterate	verb	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
adulterant	noun	any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfälschungsmittel

jede Substanz, die die Reinheit oder Wirksamkeit einer Substanz verringert

🇫🇷French

adultérant

toute substance qui diminue la pureté ou l'efficacité d'une substance

🇪🇸Spanish

mezcla

cualquier sustancia que disminuya la pureza o eficacia de una sustancia

🇮🇹Italian

adulterante

qualsiasi sostanza che riduce la purezza o l'efficacia di una sostanza

🇳🇱Dutch

overspelig

elke stof die de zuiverheid of effectiviteit van een stof vermindert

🇵🇹Portuguese

adulterante

qualquer substância que diminui a pureza ou eficácia de uma substância

🇷🇺Russian

примесь

любое вещество, которое снижает чистоту или эффективность вещества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिलावट

कोई भी पदार्थ जो किसी पदार्थ की शुद्धता या प्रभावशीलता को कम करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভেজাল

কোনো পদার্থ যা কোনো পদার্থের বিশুদ্ধতা বা কার্যকারিতা কমিয়ে দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கலப்படம்

ஒரு பொருளின் தூய்மை அல்லது செயல்திறனைக் குறைக்கும் எந்தப் பொருளும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్తీ

ఒక పదార్ధం యొక్క స్వచ్ఛత లేదా ప్రభావాన్ని తగ్గించే ఏదైనా పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

भेसळ करणारा

पदार्थाची शुद्धता किंवा परिणामकारकता कमी करणारा कोणताही पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેળસેળ કરનાર

કોઈપણ પદાર્થ જે પદાર્થની શુદ્ધતા અથવા અસરકારકતાને ઘટાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲಬೆರಕೆ

ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಶುದ್ಧತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യഭിചാരം

ഒരു പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ പരിശുദ്ധി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഫലപ്രാപ്തി കുറയ്ക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਲਾਵਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملاوٹ کرنے والا

کوئی بھی مادہ جو کسی مادے کی پاکیزگی یا تاثیر کو کم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掺假的

任何降低物质纯度或有效性的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

混ぜ物

物質の純度または有効性を低下させるあらゆる物質

🇰🇷Korean

혼합물

물질의 순도나 유효성을 감소시키는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ ngoại tình

bất kỳ chất nào làm giảm độ tinh khiết hoặc hiệu quả của một chất

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งเจือปน

สารใด ๆ ที่ทำให้ความบริสุทธิ์หรือประสิทธิภาพของสารลดลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pezinah

zat apa pun yang mengurangi kemurnian atau efektivitas suatu zat

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangalunya

anumang sangkap na nagpapababa sa kadalisayan o bisa ng isang sangkap

🇲🇾Malay

penzina

sebarang bahan yang mengurangkan ketulenan atau keberkesanan sesuatu bahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زانية

أي مادة تقلل من نقاء أو فعالية المادة

🇮🇷Persian

خیانتکار

هر ماده ای که خلوص یا اثر بخشی یک ماده را کاهش دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

zina yapan

Bir maddenin saflığını veya etkinliğini azaltan herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

נואף

כל חומר שמפחית את הטוהר או היעילות של חומר

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