Meaning & use
impurity
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A substance that contaminates a mixture, or the state of being impure or not pure.
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The filter removes impurities from the drinking water.
Trace impurities in the metal weakened the final product.
A note on using this word
Impurity is used both concretely, for an unwanted substance in a mixture, and abstractly, for a lack of moral or spiritual purity.
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contaminantpollutant
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