impurity
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This occurs when an impurity is so heavy that it barely moves at all.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
It followed concerns in several countries that the products may contain the impurity.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
A specific lot labeled L200183 tested high in impurity and low in the inactive ingredient ascorbic acid, commonly called Vitamin C.
From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023
The act’s namesake, Anthony Comstock, was a deeply religious Civil War veteran turned anti-vice crusader from New York who was obsessed with combating what he saw as a culture of sexual impurity.
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
Perhaps she’s the impurity in him, the static in his signal that the bullies can sense.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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