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ADULTERATOR

Dictionary entry overview: What does adulterator mean?

• ADULTERATOR (noun)
The noun ADULTERATOR has 2 senses:

1. any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance)
2. a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

Familiarity information: ADULTERATOR used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ADULTERATOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

adulterant; adulterator

Context example:

it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use

Hypernyms ("adulterator" is a kind of...):

matter; substance (that which has mass and occupies space)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("adulterator" is a kind of...):

changer; modifier (a person who changes something)

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