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Impurity

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drossnounWaste or impure matter.
impurenessnounThe quality or condition of being impure; impurity.

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purenessnounThe quality of being pure; purity
puritynounThe state or degree of being pure.

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impurenessnounThe quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
drossnounWaste or impure matter.
contaminantnounThat which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
finenessnounThe quality or degree of being fine.
puritynounThe state or degree of being pure.
dirtnoun(chiefly US) Soil or earth.
dockagenoun(nautical) A charge levied for docking.
contaminatingthat infects or taints
adulterationnounThe condition of being adulterated.
taintnounA contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
defilementnounThe act of defiling.
uncleanlinessnounThe state of being unclean or dirty.
contaminationnounThe act or process of contaminating.
pollutionnounPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
grimenounDirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
alloynounA metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
sedimentnounA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
foulnessnounAn island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
dirtinessnounThe state or quality of being dirty.
filthnounDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

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