adulterating, adulterant
(adjective) making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; “the adulterating effect of extraneous materials”
adulterant, adulterator
(noun) any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; “it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adulterant (plural adulterants)
That which adulterates, or reduces the purity of something.
Source: Wiktionary
A*dul"ter*ant, n. Etym: [L. adulterans, p. pr. of adulterare.]
Definition: That which is used to adulterate anything.
– a. Adulterating; as, adulterant agents and processes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
