impure
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4.2
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpjʊr/
:
contaminado
- The factory was fined for releasing impure waste into the river, affecting the local wildlife.
- impure water
- impure blood
Examples
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Blood is considered impure under Jewish law.
Fiction book (1999) -
You have no idea, Agnes, of the number of diseases that can be contracted from impure milk.
Fiction book (1994) -
5 people with impure water
Blog text (10) -
Start by transferring your impure sample to the culture dish.
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It'll be washed in impure water.
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These deaths are a result of inadequate medical supplies, impure water, and nutritional deficiencies.
Academic text (2001) -
To create zinc sulfate, one needs an impure sample of zinc.
Academic text (2003) -
Usually, it will have a few chlorines in plain faucet water and various other impure aspects that are undetectable to the eye.
Blog text (22) -
The scientist warned that the impure sample would yield unreliable results.
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Children should avoid drinking impure water, as it can cause serious health issues.
Synonyms
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5.5
Not pure according to religious or ceremonial rules
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2.5
Not clean because it has mud or grease on it
Containing harmful or unwanted substances because it was not cleaned
Less pure because cheaper or wrong ingredients are added
Something that becomes unsafe because it touches something dirty or harmful
Not cleaned and may have germs or dirt
Dirty and polluted with waste or unwanted material
Antonyms
How Pure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Impure comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and the root pure meaning 'clean' or 'only one thing', like 'pure gold'. So, impure describes things that are 'not pure' because they are mixed with other, unwanted substances.