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What is an impurity?

What is an impurity? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
  2. A component or additive that renders something else impure.
  3. A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
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In general, it is recommended that a separate crucible be reserved for melting because of the low impurity limits specified for the alloys.
In reversed-polarity mode, they also observed a new peak similar to that of maleate, which they later attributed to the impurity fumarate.
Women folk of the village have to walk uphill and down dale to fetch a pail of water irrespective of its purity or impurity.
Consequently, the material is embrittled by impurity segregation to interfacial boundaries.
They had no scruples about the impurity of certain foods and some were non-vegetarian.
Like geeky music snobs sneering as their favourite indie band climbs the charts, they view success as a sign of impurity, popularity as poison.

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