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Definitions: Adulterant |
AdulterantAdjective1. Making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials". Noun1. Any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "adulterant" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references) |
Etymology: Adulterant \A*dul"ter*ant\, noun. [Latin expression adulterans, present participle of adulterare.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: AdulterantSynonyms: adulterating (adj), adulterator (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: purifying (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Adulterant |
| English words defined with "adulterant": Cassia occidentalis, coffee senna ♦ mogdad coffee ♦ Senna occidentalis, stinking weed, styptic weed. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "adulterant": Clavellinito ♦ PSYCHOTRIA EMETICA. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "adulterant"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ujem (grist, mixture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | примес (admixture, alloy, dash, dross, impurity, infusion, intermixture, touch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 掺杂物. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | přímìs (admixture, dash, ingredient). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | DOB (common adulterant, golden eagle, psychodrine, tile), dimethoxybromamfetamin (common adulterant, golden eagle, psychodrine, tile). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | DOB (common adulterant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Verfälschungsmittel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νόθευμα, νοθεύων, νοθευτικόσ, πρόσμιγμα (aggregation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szennyezõanyag (pollutant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | alat pemalsu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | adulterante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adulterantay adulterador. (various references) lucru care falsificã, corp strãin (foreign body). (various references) примесь (addition, admixture, impurity, infusion, intermixture, tincture). (various references) primesa (impurity, tinge), dodatak (add, addendum, addition, additive, adjunct, affix, annex, appendage, appendix, apposition, appurtenance, context, extra, insert, makeweight, overplus, plus, supplement). (various references) mezcla (admixture, alloy, batch, batch mixture, blend, blending, charge, commixture, compound, concoction, crossbreed, glass batch, intermixture, mash, medley, melange, mishmash, mix, mixing, mixture, re-recording). (various references) tillsats (addition, additive, adjunct, admixture, alloy, attachment, dash). (various references) karıştırılan madde. (various references) нечистий (dark, drossy, impure, unchaste, unclean), з домішками, домішка (addition, admixture, alloy, impurity, intermixture, tinge). (various references) chất để l m giả, để l m giả. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "adulterant": adulterants. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "adulterant" (pronounced 'A*dul"ter*ant'): Aberrant, Abeyant, Abirritant, Abradant, Absonant, Abundant, Accomptant, Accordant, Accusant, Acquaintant, Adamant, Adhamant, Adjoinant, Adjutant, Administrant, Adragant, Adumbrant, Affiant, Affirmant, Agglutinant, Aidant, Albicant, Alicant, Aliquant, Allegiant, Alliant, Alternant, Altisonant, Altivolant, Amarant, Ambulant, Amplectant, Annuitant, Anticipant, Apophlegmatizant, Appealant, Applicant, Appreciant, Arcboutant, Arrant, Arrogant, Asonant, Aspectant, Assonant, Attenuant, Avant, Avowant, Battailant, Beauseant, Benignant, Bezant, Blatant, Buoyant, Calcitrant, Calorifiant, Candicant, Carburetant, Cauterant, Celebrant, Cessant, Chantant, Chargeant, Cicatrizant, Ci-devant, Circumflant, Circumstant, Circumvolant, Claimant, Clamant, Claudicant, Clinkant, Coagulant, Codefendant, Cognizant, Cohabitant, Coinhabitant, Collitigant, Combattant, Commandant, Complainant, Complaisant, Compliant, Complicant, Concordant, Confessant, Conflagrant, Confutant, Conglutinant, Congratulant, Conjubilant, Connusant, Consentant, Conservant, Consignificant, Consolidant, Conspirant, Containant, Contemplant, Conterminant, Contestant, Continuant, Contraindicant, Contraremonstrant, Contrariant, Contrastimulant, Conusant, Cooperant, Cormorant, Corroborant, Corrugant, Coruscant, Corybant, Cosecant, Cotenant, Couchant, Counter-couchant, Counter-courant, Counterpassant, Countertrippant, Covariant, Creant, Crepitant, Culminant, Currant, Debilitant, Decant, Declaimant, Declarant, Decolorant, Defiant, Deforciant, Delirant, Deliriant, Demandant, Deodorant, Deplant, Depressant, Depurant, Derogant, Desiccant, Deviant, Dijudicant, Disaccordant, Discant, Discordant, Discovenant, Discriminant, Disenchant, Disgallant, Disinfectant, Disobeisant, Displant, Displeasant, Dissonant, Distant, Dividant, Domesticant, Dotant, Durant, Edificant, Eggplant, Electant, elegant, elephant, Eliminant, Emanant, Emicant, Enchant, Endurant, Engallant, Entrant, Episcopant, Equant, Equidistant, Equinumerant, Equiponderant, Equisonant, Equitant, Essorant, Evacuant, Examinant, Exceptant, Excommunicant, Executant, Exhalant, Exhilarant, Exorbitant, Expectorant, Expirant, Exsiccant, Extant, Extendant, Extuberant, Exuberant, Exultant, Exuperant, Eyeservant, Fabricant, Fain'eant, Figurant, flagellant, flagrant, flamboyant, Flax-plant, Flotant, Fluctuant, fondant, Forbearant, Foremeant, Fore-topgallant, fragrant, Fruticant, fulgurant, fulminant, fumigant, gallivant, gardant, Gerant, Germinant, Gestant, Gyrant, Habitant, hesitant, Hierophant, Horrisonant, humectant, Humiliant, hydrant, illuminant, Imaginant, IMMIGRANT, impeccant, Imperant, Imperseverant, implant, important, Impuissant, Inaccordant, Incensant, incessant, Inchant, Incogitant, Incognitant, incognizant, Incompliant, Inconsonant, inconstant, Inconversant, indignant, inelegant, Inequidistant, Inexistant, Inexpectant, informant, Infragrant, inhabitant, Inobservant, insignificant, Insinuant, insouciant, Insurant, Integrant, Intemperant, Interferant, Interosculant, Interpellant, Intersecant, intoxicant, Intrenchant, Inundant, invariant, Irradiant, Irrelavant, Issuant, Iterant, Jant, Jazerant, Jessant, Joinant, jubilant, knight-errant, Laborant, Lactant, Latitant, Latrant, Lenocinant, Libant, Libelant, lieutenant, Luminant, luxuriant, maidservant, Malacissant, manservant, Marcantant, Maturant, mediant, Mendiant, Mendinant, Menstruant, migrant, militant, ministrant, Miscognizant, Misdemeanant, Misinformant, Mitigant, Montant, Mordicant, Mountant, Multiversant, Mundificant, Mundivagant, naiant, Naissant, Natant, Nauseant, Negotiant, Nidulant, Noctivagant, Nonchalant, Noncombatant, Noninhabitant, Nonjurant, Nonmalignant, Nonruminant, Nonsonant, Nutant, Obeisant, Obscurant, Obumbrant, Obversant, Occupant, Octant, odorant, Offendant, Officiant, Olefiant, Olifant, Omnivagant, Ondoyant, Operant, Oppugnant, Ordonnant, Originant, Oscitant, Osculant, Outcant, Ovant, Overelegant, Palpitant, Pasquilant, Passant, Pedant, Pendant, Penetrant, Pennant, Perchant, Permeant, Persant, Perseverant, Petulant, Piquant, Plainant, Pliant, Poignant, Ponvolant, Postulant, Pot-valiant, Practisant, Precant, Predominant, Pregnant, Pregustant, Prejudicant, Premonstrant, Preponderant, Preregnant, Pressitant, Pretendant, Prevoyant, Principiant, Protuberant, Puissant, Pustulant, quadrant, Quant, Questant, Radicant, Rampant, Ravissant, Rayonnant, Reboant, recalcitrant, Reclaimant, Reclinant, Recursant, redundant, reentrant, registrant. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-l-n-r-t-t-u" | |
-2 letters: alterant, dentural, tarletan, truanted. | |
-3 letters: adrenal, adulate, attuned, aurated, daunter, lanated, laterad, launder, lunated, lurdane, natural, natured, neutral, nutated, radulae, ranulae, rattled, rundlet, taunted, taunter, tetanal, trundle, tuatera, turtled, tutelar, unrated, untread. | |
-4 letters: adnate, alated, antler, antral, anural, ardent, attend, attune, aulder, aurate, darnel, dartle, datura, dental, eluant, lanate, landau, lander, latent, latten, latter, lauder, laurae, learnt, lunate, lunted, lurdan, natter, nature, neural, nurled, nutate, nutlet, nutted, nutter, radula, ranted, ranula, rattan, ratted, ratten, rattle, rental, rundle, runlet, rutted, talent, tantra, tarnal, tartan, tarted, tauted, tauten, tauter, tetrad, truant, tundra, turned, turtle, unlade, unlead, unread, unreal. | |
-5 letters: adult, aland, alane, alant, alate, alder, alert, altar, alter, anear, antae, anted, antra, antre, areal, arena, artal, artel, attar, aurae, aural, dater, daunt, dealt, delta, denar, derat, dural, eland, laden, lader, lated, laten, later, latte, lauan, laura, leant, learn, lunar, lunet, lured, lutea, luted, naled, natal, nuder, ratal, ratan, rated, ratel, reata, redan, renal, ruana, ruled, talar, taler, tared, tatar, tater, taunt, tetra, trade, tread, treat, trend, trued, tuned, tuner, ulnad, ulnae, ulnar, ultra, under, unled, unlet, urate, ureal, utter. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-d-e-l-n-r-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: adulterants. | |
+2 letters: adulterating, adulteration, strangulated, triangulated, untranslated. | |
+3 letters: adulterations, congratulated, transvaluated, ultradistance, unadulterated, unarticulated. | |
+4 letters: ultradistances, unacculturated. | |
+5 letters: nonmatriculated, polyunsaturated, unadulteratedly. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 75 6C 74 65 72 61 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. ..- .-.. - . .-. .- -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01110101 01101100 01110100 01100101 01110010 01100001 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d u l t e r a n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0075 006C 0074 0065 0072 0061 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35708778867184678086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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