impurity

[im-pyoor-i-tee]

im·pu·ri·ty

[im-pyoor-i-tee]
noun, plural im·pu·ri·ties for 2.
1.
the quality or state of being impure.
2.
Often, impurities. something that is or makes impure: After the flood the authorities warned against impurities in the drinking water.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English impurite < Latin impūritās. See impure, -ity


1. contamination, pollution, taint.

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impurity (ɪmˈpjʊərɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the quality of being impure
2.  an impure thing, constituent, or element: impurities in the water
3.  electronics acceptor See also donor a small quantity of an element added to a pure semiconductor crystal to control its electrical conductivity

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