| NOUN | substance | impurity, dross | worthless or dangerous material that should be removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | impurity, impureness | the condition of being impure |
| Sounds | ihmpyuh'rahtiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | worthless or dangerous material that should be removed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | dross | |
| Broader | waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted |
| Spanish | escoria, impureza | |
| Catalan | cagaferro, carrall, escòria, impuresa | |
| Adjectives | impure | combined with extraneous elements |
| Meaning | The condition of being impure. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | impureness | |
| Narrower | admixture, alloy | The state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something |
| adulteration, debasement | mixed with extraneous material | |
| contamination, taint | The state of being contaminated | |
| dirtiness | The state of containing dirty impurities | |
| pollution | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities | |
| putridity | The state of being putrid | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | purity, pureness | undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
| Spanish | impureza | |
| Catalan | impuresa | |
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