Definition of impurity
impurities
1 : something that is impure or makes something else impure removing impurities from water
2 : the quality or state of being impure
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Examples of impurity in a Sentence
the impurity of the water
The syrup is strained to remove impurities.
The water is free of impurities.
Recent Examples of impurity from the Web
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Use a deep-cleansing mask or chemical face peel once a week to rid your skin of impurities and dead skin cells that may be clogging pores.
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In Nepal, especially in rural areas, many girls and women are sent into isolation (usually to sheds outside) during their periods because of the belief that menstruation is linked with bad luck and impurity.
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With a white jacket made of shantung — a natural silk that shows the occasional impurity — the suit also included a black skirt that fell below the knee, made of pleated wool.
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Drake has to transport the syrup to the kitchen in Northwest Park (or sometimes even his home) to filter for impurities and bottle.
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While this might sound high-brow (and unnecessarily expensive), Dr. Burke swears that the top-shelf stuff is filtered the most to remove impurities and toxins, which can make your hangover less severe.
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But its use lagged here, due to impurities in available vaccines that could cause illness or even death, according to the Dittrick presentation.
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The nitrogen vacancies in diamond have an advantage that comes from another impurity: an isotope of carbon.
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Alum, or aluminum sulfate, is used to force impurities in water to settle so they can be removed.
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First Known Use of impurity
15th century
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: the quality or state of being impure
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: an unwanted substance that is found in something else and that prevents it from being pure
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impurities
1 : the quality or state of being impure
2 : something that is or makes something else impure Impurities in the gold were detected.
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