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adjective, pur·er, pur·est.

free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.

unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous.

of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog.

free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek.

clear; free from blemishes: pure skin.

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(of literary style) straightforward; unaffected.

abstract or theoretical (opposed to applied): pure science.

without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music.

absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy.

10.

being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident.

11.

clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands.

12.

untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart.

13.

physically chaste; virgin.

14.

ceremonially or ritually clean.

15.

free of or without guilt; guiltless.

16.

independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge.

17.

Biology, Genetics.

homozygous.

containing only one characteristic for a trait.

18.

Phonetics. monophthongal.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English pur < Old French < Latin pūrus clean, unmixed, plain, pure

Related forms

pure·ness, noun

hy·per·pure, adjective

hy·per·pure·ly, adverb

hy·per·pure·ness, noun

su·per·pure, adjective

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un·pure, adjective

un·pure·ly, adverb

un·pure·ness, noun

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Synonyms
1. unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, untainted, unstained, undefiled, untarnished, immaculate, unpolluted, uncorrupted. See clean. 12. modest, virtuous, undefiled.

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Very few can eat confectionery without experiencing bad results unless it be perfectly pure.

In the past, forces within academe have risen up to champion pure.

Some kinds of arbitrage are completely risk-free-this is pure arbitrage.

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Very few can eat confectionery without experiencing bad results unless it be perfectly pure.

In the past, forces within academe have risen up to champion pure.

Some kinds of arbitrage are completely risk-free-this is pure arbitrage.

To more than two billion people, fresh, pure water is more valuable than gold.

There needs to be national standards and a national goal of pure science--science where no one, nor any corporation benefits.

The diminutive engines that power our global village start as pure silicon.

In seedling plants, blossom color varies from white through pure light blue to sky blue.

Pure water is often a fairly rare commodity that requires significant energy to produce.

It enjoys an excellent reputation in pure and applied research and houses a diverse research program of international stature.

However, a pure aerogel is no use for either of these applications, as it cannot be magnetised.

Yet, by itself, pure seeing is never enough-and never can be.

Rather, it is a measure of how that gasoline compares with a pure mixture of octane and heptane.

Tumbled and ground in the blender of the geologic past, it is still largely found in veins of pure metal.

Huge, pure white double flowers with vivid crimson flecks make a showy bouquet in a white ceramic vase.

Take a being made of pure energy, born out of an accident in a lab, and spike with plenty of humorous pop-culture references.

But the mentor's devotion to magic as a pure exercise helped shape his young disciple.

On the face of it, the legacy businesses ought to have some significant advantages over the pure plays.

The other is that they're noble and pure people uncorrupted by the decadence of modern society.

But anywhere one uses pure ammonia caution, safety, and ventilation are coins of the realm.

It may be equally likely that the story is a pure invention.

Nothing beats the flavor of a ripe, homegrown tomato-it's the pure essence of summer.

It's a completely different kind of tablet, designed for the pure consumer.

We had four courses in mathematics, two pure and two applied, and that was it.

Money well spent, no doubt, in the interests of pure research.

The pure white feathers of a male delivering a lemming to his mate do more than keep him warm.

Better to be drowned by pure silliness than pure female ejaculate.

Pure diamond, pure carbon is going to be a colorless material.

Similar to species, but with lovely blooms of pure white more add to my plant list.

Some serve the pure function of protecting the concrete.

Much, of course, will depend on how quickly the new plug-ins and pure electrics become part of mainstream motoring.

Healthy populations of pure wild dingoes, he said, would keep the cats and foxes in check.

Entanglement of linear momentum is the odd one, since wave packets are typically expressed as sums of pure momentum waves.

For the first time milk could be kept pure and storable without benefit of refrigeration.

There's no better way to enjoy lobster's pure flavor than to have it boiled and shelled.

Pure crystals of vanillin can be produced biologically by bacteria that munch plant waste.

Rainwater can be wonderfully pure when it falls through unpolluted air directly into a clean, properly constructed container.

Fuel cells generate electricity in a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, which yields only pure water vapor.

We look for more than the circus act of pure technique alone.

Pure white flower clusters are carried on stems long enough to cut for bouquets.

As for ethanol, in its pure form it can damage standard gaskets and hoses.

Pure hydrazine is unstable in air and quickly decomposes, generally within minutes to hours.

Carbon nanotubes--tiny strawlike cylinders of pure carbon--have interesting electrical properties.

While some of the paintings in that exhibition depict the countryside near his home, others are pure fantasy.

Pure white flower clusters carried on stems long enough to cut for bouquets.

Delivered to a local filling station, such liquids can be readily reformed on site into pure hydrogen for powering fuel cells.

When manufacturing medicines, it is especially important to provide a pure product.

Pure idealism and generosity which would be impossible these days.

Vigorous, large-growing vine with pure white bracts add to my plant list.

The heroism of a soldier is no less, and no more, pure than the heroism of a civilian.

Scientists continue to create new uses for carbon nanotubes, those tiny cylinders comprised of pure carbon.

Our recipes and easy cooking ideas allow the full, earthy flavor of pure wild rice to shine through.

Although options are centuries-old, pricing them had been pure guesswork.

Traffickers may add levamisole to cocaine because it is cheaper than pure cocaine and may contribute to the cocaine high.

Pure white flower clusters carried on stems long enough to cut for bouquets add to my plant list.

The electrode of the battery is formed using carbon nanofibers: thin, hollow cylinders of pure carbon.

Pure ground dried red chiles are the star of this simple stew.

The solution in the lumen may have a pH of one or less¿10 times as acidic as pure lemon juice.

Pure diamond is an electrical insulator, but doped, it can become a semiconductor with exceptional properties.

It might not be pure science but this is the way the world works, right or wrong.

Hence, the super-rotation of the inner core is really neither a pure cause nor a pure effect of the magnetic field.

Unless of course their motives aren't pure and this is really all about money and power.

For students who want to spend four years in an atmosphere of pure learning, this is the place.

Imaging study finds that pure oxygen feeds routinely administered to revive stroke victims and others may do more harm.

But more interesting that the pure technology is the science and psychology behind these site's success.

In its pure form it is an inability to understand the emotional responses of others that is seen in people of otherwise normal.

Designed for a pure and simple reading experience without.

Nothing but pure onionhood fills this devout onionist.

When trying to maximize fuel economy, some consider filling their tires with pure nitrogen instead of atmospheric.

Or, you can forgo the hardware and treat the board as pure sculpture.

Magnesium can combust in an atmosphere of pure carbon.

None of this springs from pure economics, nor yet disinterested goodwill.

Pure and simple, they do not belong to those who took them.

What's needed is a middle ground between pure lecture and pure group work.

The water flowing through these pipes doesn't have to be pure since it is not consumed or even exposed to individuals.

They were worth the extra cost and are pure black aka deep purple.

He tested the pure oxygen on a couple of mice and when they did not die as expected, he tried it out himself:.

We dash in one direction salivating with greed, then turn and dash in the other in pure panic.

Hedge funds are the latest entrants, mostly as pure derivatives traders, although a few sell protection.

The national parks are places to experience the pure joy of nature with your family and friends.

Shakespeare's history plays are likewise not chained to pure fact but to memorable drama.

Similar to species, but with lovely blooms of pure white add to my plant list.

Postagram takes pure pixels and lets them slum it in paper form.

They get the service of the washing machine, a pure consumption item.

It takes about five years before a young beluga turns pure white.

Then they added pure silicon, which degraded into individual atoms.

Tyrrell is far superior in terms of pure dino content.

Not enough biodiesel exists to supply all heating-oil customers with pure biodiesel.

It was beautiful, a gem of pure happiness that life throws you once in a while.

Capitalism still needs private equity in its pure form.

It is a slightly broken skeleton in a single slab of pure limestone, showing clear wing- and tail-feather impressions.

Now, however, mounting evidence suggests that that chaff may be pure gold.

It's a bracing reminder of how pure riffage can get when there's little put in its way.

That's because work outside of academe requires certain kinds of collaboration that pure scholarship does not.

The trouble with this approach is that pure methanol tends to get everywhere, and thus wrecks the cell.

The smell of the pure oil was intense and pungent, he said.

For those who'd prefer sticking to pure point-and-click gameplay, note that you can also skip the rhythm mode.

It feeds insatiably upon generous intentions, but in reality it seems transfixed by the pure grandiosity of being rich.

The choices over whose bonds to buy, and the losses that might accrue, would take it beyond pure monetary policy into fiscal turf.

It was pure luck that i was out taking night pictures at the same time as.

We hope you'll supplement this list with things you've been meaning to read for pure enjoyment.

Growing the right ones in the lab, keeping them pure and virulent, is also tricky.

Everything is pure and real-when night falls, you sleep and when morning comes, you fish.

Drawing on both sides of the brain gives them a tactical edge, even if the pure speed of each hemisphere's processing is slower.

It's time travel?but what else would you expect from a park that's pure magic.

The moment-magnitude scale is not a pure instrument measurement.

If you don't want to teach, working at a community college is pure torture.

All agree that banks need more capital and that a greater share of it should be pure equity, the strongest buffer against loss.

Over the centuries these waters have carved out large flat basins whose surface is coated with pure white calcium deposits.

The pure mathematics of one era may be applied in another, perhaps centuries later.

Choose pure castings or a mix of castings and compost.

N00bs beware: a day on this board will be pure agony.

Americans have long appreciated the virtues of pure research.

In the obese, pure fat can be misconstrued as breast glandular tissue, creating a similar appearance with a different cause.

Musicians had no advantage when it came to pure tone thresholds.

The kids laughed with pure joy as they ran in and out of the water, loving it whenever the ocean won and bowled them over.

Its pure research scientists are running the tables at data conferences with award-winning papers.

Isoprene needs to be extremely pure to make synthetic rubber.

There were mountains of pure salt, and erupting volcanoes.

Luscious grenadine and cocoa flavors, with a texture that's pure silk.

People in many industries worry that business-school professors are more concerned with pure theory than with practical.

He came up with a new idea: to mint, or make, coins made of pure gold.

Is our mission to transmit to our children the importance of drinking pure water and eating natural food without dyes.

However, by and large, the flash is your enemy when it comes to pure sunset shots.

Partly, that is done by the song's words, but pure melody can also tug at the heart-strings.

These proteins are easily isolated from milk and can be administered in pure form by injection.

To start with, the new regime must admit only pure equity as capital.

Humar had set himself up as the paragon of climbing's ultimate virtues, in part by pure example.

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World English Dictionary

pure (pjʊə)

—*adj*
1.	not mixed with any extraneous or dissimilar materials, elements, etc: pure nitrogen
2.	free from tainting or polluting matter; clean; wholesome: pure water
3.	free from moral taint or defilement: pure love
4.	(prenominal) (intensifier): pure stupidity; a pure coincidence
5.	Compare applied (of a subject, etc) studied in its theoretical aspects rather than for its practical applications: pure mathematics; pure science
6.	(of a vowel) pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthongal
7.	(of a consonant) not accompanied by another consonant
8.	of supposedly unmixed racial descent
9.	genetics, biology breeding true for one or more characteristics; homozygous
10.	music
	a. (of a sound) composed of a single frequency without overtones
	b. (of intervals in the system of just intonation) mathematically accurate in respect to the ratio of one frequency to another

[C13: from Old French pur, from Latin pūrus unstained]

'pureness

—n

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Word Origin & History

pure

c.1300, "unmixed," also "absolutely, entirely," from O.Fr. pur (12c.), from L. purus "clean, clear, unmixed, chaste," from PIE base *peu-/*pu- "to purify, cleanse" (cf. L. putus "clear, pure," Skt. pavate "purifies, cleanses," putah "pure," M.Ir. ur "fresh, new," O.H.G. fowen "to sift"). Replaced O.E.

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hlutor. Meaning "free from moral corruption" is first recorded c.1340. In ref. to bloodlines, attested from c.1475 (pureblood (n.) is recorded from 1882). Purist first recorded 1706, on model of Fr. puriste (1586), originally in ref. to speech.

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Medical Dictionary

pure (py&oobreve;r)
adj. pur·er, pur·est

Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed.
Free from adulterants or impurities.
Produced by self-fertilization or continual inbreeding; homozygous.

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