Adulterant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adulterant \A*dul"ter*ant\, n. [L. adulterans, p. pr. of
     adulterare.]
     That which is used to adulterate anything. -- a.
     Adulterating; as, adulterant agents and processes.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adulterant
       adj : making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials;
             "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" [syn:
              {adulterating}] [ant: {purifying}]
       n : any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or
           effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove
           the adulterants before use" [syn: {adulterator}]