ADULTERANT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

adulterant

noun

ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rənt

Definition of adulterant

as in contamination

something that is or that makes impure concerned about adulterants in the town's water supply coming from the discharge from the factory

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Recent Examples of adulterant In a letter reviewed by CBS News, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said that agency funding cannot be used to purchase test strips used to check drugs for dangerous adulterants like fentanyl, xylazine and medetomidine. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Like many bath salts, NEP was often sold as Ecstasy or added to other drugs as an adulterant. — Jonathan Corum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Plenty of coffee drinkers enjoy medium or dark roasts, which tend to pair well with milk and other adulterants. — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Other adulterants also pose potential risks, especially when consumed unknowingly. — Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adulterant

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Eventually, a component has to survive vibration, temperature, load, contamination, assembly variation and thousands—or millions—of operating cycles.

— Luis Garelli, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The worst impacts were felt in Georgia, where hackers’ successful shutdown of a pump station led to a drop in water pressure, which increased the risk of contamination of drinking water, the center reported.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of contamination

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Even when testing finds contaminants, manufacturers say marijuana that’s already in dispensaries often remains for sale.

— Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2026
Reducing exposure to persistent, bioaccumulative contaminants requires a combination of regulatory measures that prevent their release and remediation strategies that remove or neutralize existing pollution.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of contaminant

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Idaho sewage treatment plants aren’t supposed to release pollutants like these into the water — but over half of them did last year, according to a recent report from the Idaho Conservation League.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pollutant

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