Synonyms for adulterant


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-duhl-ter-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdʌl tər ənt


Définition of adulterant

  • noun contaminant
Example sentences :
  • In moderate amounts it is not generally considered an adulterant.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • In this bulletin they do not classify saltpeter as an adulterant.
  • Extract from : « Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value » by Harry Snyder
  • It was then in demand, it is said, as an adulterant of quinine.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products » by William Bevan
  • It is often added to, as an adulterant, or substituted for the true Almond oil.
  • Extract from : « The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition » by A. W. Duncan
  • The roots of this, after being ground and roasted, are used either as a substitute or an adulterant of coffee.
  • Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn
  • This oil, which has what is generally termed a "tea-rose odour," is occasionally used as an adulterant for otto of rose.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook of Soap Manufacture » by W. H. Simmons
  • The Fireweed is cultivated as an ornamental plant in England, where the leaves are also used as an adulterant of tea.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Mountain and Plain » by Edith S. Clements
  • Almond meal is sometimes used as an adulterant in ipecacuanha powder.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • The froth produced by shaking an infusion of senega keeps much longer than that produced by an infusion of the adulterant.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Sugar, previously dyed with magenta, is sometimes used as an adulterant of crystallised magenta.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

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