impurity: Meaning and Definition of

im•pu•ri•ty

Pronunciation: (im-pyoor'i-tē), [key]
— pl. -ties
  1. the quality or state of being impure.
  2. Often,something that is or makes impure: After the flood the authorities warned against impurities in the drinking water.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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