Definitions for adulterant

adulterant a·dul·ter·ant

Spelling: [uh-duhl-ter-uh nt]
IPA: /əˈdʌl tər ənt/

Adulterant is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 528 anagrams from letters in adulterant (aadelnrttu).

Definitions for adulterant

noun

  1. a substance that adulterates.

adjective

  1. adulterating.

Origin of adulterant

1745-55; Latin adulterant- (stem of adulterāns, present participle of adulterāre), equivalent to ad- ad- + -ulter (see adulterate) + -ant

Examples for adulterant

The roots of this, after being ground and roasted, are used either as a substitute or an adulterant of coffee.

The froth produced by shaking an infusion of senega keeps much longer than that produced by an infusion of the adulterant.

Sugar, previously dyed with magenta, is sometimes used as an adulterant of crystallised magenta.

The Fireweed is cultivated as an ornamental plant in England, where the leaves are also used as an adulterant of tea.

In moderate amounts it is not generally considered an adulterant.

It is often added to, as an adulterant, or substituted for the true Almond oil.

It was then in demand, it is said, as an adulterant of quinine.

In this bulletin they do not classify saltpeter as an adulterant.

This oil, which has what is generally termed a "tea-rose odour," is occasionally used as an adulterant for otto of rose.

Almond meal is sometimes used as an adulterant in ipecacuanha powder.

Word Value for adulterant
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Words with friends

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