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The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. / A component or additive that renders something else impure.

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Source Word

impurity

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪmˈpjɝɪti/

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

不純な状態・性質（汚染、混入、不十分な精製などによる純度の低下を意味する） / 他の物質や成分を不純にする成分、添加物

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The scientist measured the impurity in the sample before beginning the experiment.

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その科学者は実験を始める前に試料の不純さを測定した。

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The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

Even animals in the Jewish system cause impurity only when they are dead.

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A component or additive that renders something else impure.

An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.

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