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• impurity — UK [ɪmˈpjʊərətɪ] / US [ɪmˈpjʊrətɪ] noun Word forms impurity : singular impurity plural impurities 1) [countable] an amount of a substance, especially one that is not valuable or is of low quality, that is present in another substance new methods… …   English dictionary

• Impurity — For other uses, see Impurity (disambiguation). Impurities are substances inside a confined amount of liquid, gas, or solid, which differ from the chemical composition of the material or compound. Impurities are either naturally occurring or added …   Wikipedia

• impurity — im|pu|ri|ty [ ım pjurəti ] noun 1. ) count an amount of a substance, especially one that is not valuable or is of low quality, that is present in another substance: new methods for removing the impurities in wine 2. ) uncount the quality of not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• impurity — [[t]ɪmpjʊ͟ərɪti[/t]] impurities 1) N COUNT: usu pl Impurities are substances that are present in small quantities in another substance and make it dirty or of an unacceptable quality. The air in the factory is filtered to remove impurities. 2) N… …   English dictionary

• impurity — [ɪmˈpjʊərəti] noun 1) [C] a substance that is wrongly present in another substance 2) [U] the quality of not being pure …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• impurity — im|pu|ri|ty [ımˈpjuərıti US ˈpjur ] n plural impurities 1.) [C usually plural] a substance of a low quality that is contained in or mixed with something else, making it less pure ▪ All natural minerals contain impurities. ▪ Our oatmeal face mask… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• impurity —    The presence of one substance in another in such low concentration that it cannot be measured quantitatively by ordinary analytical methods …   Forensic science glossary

• impurity — noun 1 (countable usually plural) part of an almost pure substance that is of a lower quality: All natural minerals contain impurities. 2 (U) the state of being impure …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …   Universalium

• colour — /kul euhr/, n., adj. v.t., v.i. Chiefly Brit. color. Usage. See or1. * * * I Aspect of any object that may be described in terms of hue, brightness, and saturation. It is associated with the visible wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which …   Universalium