impurity

Noun
  1. Worthless or dangerous material that should be removed (synset 114607850)
    "there were impurities in the water"
    is a type of: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
    same as: dross
  2. The condition of being impure (synset 114510768)
    is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
    subtypes:
    • adulteration, debasement - being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating
    • admixture, alloy - the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
    • contamination, taint - the state of being contaminated
    • dirtiness - the state of containing dirty impurities
    • putridity - the state of being putrid
    • pollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
    same as: impureness

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