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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance;
- Example: "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"
[syn: adulterant, adulterator]

2. a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adulterator \A*dul"ter*a`tor\, n. [L.] One who adulterates or corrupts. [R.] --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adulterator n 1: any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" [syn: adulterant, adulterator] 2: a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance