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A constituent that impairs the purity of something
“Surma is made from antimony sulfide, but it may contain lead as an accidental impurity that remains in antimony sulfide, or it may be an intentional adulterant.”
The state or quality of being reduced in purity due to adulteration
“A black border around the edge of the deposit is always the first evidence of impurity of the solution.”
The condition of being dirty, unclean or polluted
“Inquiries on mortality prove beyond a doubt that, of the causes of death which usually are in action, impurity of the air is the most important.”
The quality or state of being lewd or vulgar
“The impurity of his language showed the foulness of his inner character.”
The quality or state of being immoral
“Harm results from acts of impurity even when it is not immediate or immediately apparent.”
Waste material or impurities
A substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something
A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something
A disease spread by close contact
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