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Making less pure
Answer for the clue "Making less pure ", 12 letters:
adulterating
Word definitions for adulterating in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
adulterating \adulterating\ adj. making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin; -- of impurities. the adulterating effect of extraneous materials purifying Syn: adulterant making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; -- of people. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of adulterate English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" [syn: adulterant ] [ant: purifying ]
Usage examples of adulterating.
She insisted that she had surreptitiously taped Chris and another pilot giggling about adulterating drug tests so they could fool their airline.
Crome, I thought, looked at him with a tinge of dislike adulterating the usual calm superiority.