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