⚗️adulterant (adulterant)

noun
/əˈdʌltərənt/
adulterant (adulterant)

Signification

a substance added to something else, often food or drink, to reduce its quality or strength
Traduction de la signification
une substance ajoutée à autre chose, souvent de la nourriture ou de la boisson, pour réduire sa qualité ou sa force
une substance ajoutee a autre chose, souvent de la nourriture ou de la boisson, pour reduire sa qualite ou sa force

Phrases d'exemple

The laboratory found an adulterant in the milk samples.

Le laboratoire a trouvé un adulterant dans les échantillons de lait.
Le laboratoire a trouve un adulterant dans les echantillons de lait.

Synonymes

contaminant, impurity, additive, pollutant, foreign substance

Antonymes

pure substance, essence

Collocations

harmful adulterant, food adulterant, chemical adulterant

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