impurities

NOUN

contaminant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contamination grime pollutant scum

STRONG

adulteration corruption defilement dirt filth pestilence poisoning pollution stain taint uncleanness

WEAK

foreign matter

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cleanliness

STRONG

pureness purification purity sterility

Example Sentences

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With the GLS method, however, the researchers created Ti3C2Cl2, a version with only chlorine atoms arranged in a clean, ordered structure and no detectable impurities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The manufacturing process can also introduce impurities — like bacteria or heavy metals — into peptide drugs.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Ice masters look at the PH levels of the water and purify it to remove minerals and impurities.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Novo Nordisk referenced the FDA's concerns in its lawsuit announcement on Monday, saying Hims & Hers' compounded drugs "may contain dangerous impurities or incorrect amounts of active ingredients, which can result in life-threatening immune responses".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

We scrub only to remove impurities that might be detectable to a customer by hand or by eye; otherwise our only job is to wipe.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich