adulterant
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of adulterant
1745–55; < Latin adulterant- (stem of adulterāns, present participle of adulterāre ), equivalent to ad- ad- + -ulter ( adulterate ) + -ant- -ant
Example Sentences
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If there was about one part of lead to chromium, it was a dead giveaway that the adulterant was being used.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant - a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness - in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2022
Yet, twenty years after Taylor’s landmark E. coli decision, officials at the F.S.I.S. have failed to declare any other food-borne pathogen to be an adulterant in raw meat.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015
There's a funny thing about declaring E. coli O157:H7 an adulterant, says Marler, the lawyer.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2011
If there is any animal or vegetable adulterant present it will appear as a white milk-like emulsion which will separate out when allowed to stand.
From Steam Turbines A Book of Instruction for the Adjustment and Operation of the Principal Types of this Class of Prime Movers by Collins, Hubert E. (Hubert Edwin)
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