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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.