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Type Words
Synonyms dross
Type of waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
Derivation impure
Type Words
Synonyms impureness
Type of status, condition
Has types alloy, contamination, debasement, dirtiness, pollution, putridity, taint, admixture, adulteration

Examples of impurity

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Sweeping can be also used to introduce one kind of an impurity into the crystal.
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These naturally occurring ores typically included arsenic as a common impurity.
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Muslims generally cast dogs in a negative light because of their ritual impurity.
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His former research group at Cornell currently studies impurity-helium solids.
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Others work by chemically or physically removing or sequestering the impurity.
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Light interacts with an impurity in the diamond to produce the unusual color.
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In the event of a stillbirth, the period of impurity for both parents was 24 hours.
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Evidence of impurity and boundary effects on magnetic monopole dynamics in spin ice.
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Classic Islamic law details how to recognize impurity, and how to remedy it.
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More examples
  • Worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"
  • The condition of being impure
  • Impurities are substances inside a confined amount of liquid, gas, or solid, which differ from the chemical composition of the material or compound.
  • Impurity was released in 1990 and is the fifth studio album of British rock band New Model Army.
  • Impurity is the second studio album by the German death metal band Fleshcrawl. It was their first album to feature guitarist Mike Hanus, brother of founding member Stefan Hanus and it is the only Fleshcrawl album thus far that does not bear the "carved-in-flesh" Fleshcrawl logo.
  • (Impurities) Elements or compounds whose presence in a material is undesired.
  • (Impurities) Atoms of unwanted elements in the plasma usually originating from the surrounding walls.
  • (Impurities) In the case of alloys, there are several conditions in which small impurity concentrations can greatly affect the specific heat. ...
  • (Impurities) Particles or other objects that cause water to be unclear.