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impurity
im·pu·ri·ty I0069900 (ĭm-pyo͝or′ĭ-tē)n. pl. im·pu·ri·ties 1. The quality or condition of being impure, especially:a. Contamination or pollution.b. Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration.c. A state of immorality; sin.2. Something that renders something else impure; an inferior component or additive.impurity (ɪmˈpjʊərɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the quality of being impure2. an impure thing, constituent, or element: impurities in the water. 3. (Electronics) electronics a small quantity of an element added to a pure semiconductor crystal to control its electrical conductivity. See also acceptor2, donor5im•pu•ri•ty (ɪmˈpyʊər ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality or state of being impure. 2. Often, impurities. something that is or makes impure: to remove impurities from the air. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | impurity - worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"drosswaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" | | 2. | impurity - the condition of being impureimpurenesscondition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"adulteration, debasement - being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulteratingadmixture, alloy - the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of somethingcontamination, taint - the state of being contaminateddirtiness - the state of containing dirty impuritiesputridity - the state of being putridpollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activitiespureness, purity - being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
impuritynoun1. (often plural) dirt, pollutant, scum, grime, contaminant, dross, bits, foreign body, foreign matter The air is filtered to remove impurities.2. contamination, infection, pollution, taint, filth, foulness, defilement, dirtiness, uncleanness, befoulment The soap is boiled to remove all traces of impurity.3. immorality, corruption, obscenity, indecency, vulgarity, prurience, coarseness, licentiousness, immodesty, carnality, lewdness, grossness, salaciousness, lasciviousness, unchastity, smuttiness impurity, lust and evil desiresimpuritynoun1. Impure condition:defilement, dirtiness, foulness, pollution, uncleanness, unwholesomeness.2. One that contaminates:adulterant, adulterator, contaminant, contamination, contaminator, poison, pollutant.Translationsimpure (imˈpjue) adjective dirty, with other substances mixed in; not pure. impure air; The water is impure. 不純的 不纯的imˈpurity noun1. something which is mixed into another substance, but which should not be. There are too many impurities in this steel. 雜質 杂质2. the state of being impure. Complaints were made about the impurity of the milk. 不潔 不洁impurity
impurity Electronics a small quantity of an element added to a pure semiconductor crystal to control its electrical conductivity impurity[im′pyu̇r·əd·ē] (science and technology) An undesirable foreign material in a pure substance. (solid-state physics) A substance that, when diffused into semiconductor metal in small amounts, either provides free electrons to the metal or accepts electrons from it. impurity
Related to impurity: impurity band, dissensionsSynonyms for impuritynoun dirtSynonyms- dirt
- pollutant
- scum
- grime
- contaminant
- dross
- bits
- foreign body
- foreign matter
noun contaminationSynonyms- contamination
- infection
- pollution
- taint
- filth
- foulness
- defilement
- dirtiness
- uncleanness
- befoulment
noun immoralitySynonyms- immorality
- corruption
- obscenity
- indecency
- vulgarity
- prurience
- coarseness
- licentiousness
- immodesty
- carnality
- lewdness
- grossness
- salaciousness
- lasciviousness
- unchastity
- smuttiness
Synonyms for impuritynoun impure conditionSynonyms- defilement
- dirtiness
- foulness
- pollution
- uncleanness
- unwholesomeness
noun one that contaminatesSynonyms- adulterant
- adulterator
- contaminant
- contamination
- contaminator
- poison
- pollutant
Synonyms for impuritynoun worthless or dangerous material that should be removedSynonymsRelated Words- waste
- waste material
- waste matter
- waste product
noun the condition of being impureSynonymsRelated Words- condition
- status
- adulteration
- debasement
- admixture
- alloy
- contamination
- taint
- dirtiness
- putridity
- pollution
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