impurity
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/ɪmˈpjʊrəti/
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/ɪmˈpjʊərəti/
A small amount of a substance that is mixed in with another substance, making it not as clean or good as it should be.
The researchers were able to remove the impurities from the experiment, resulting in more accurate results.
研究人员能够从实验中去除杂质,从而获得更准确的结果。
When something is not clean or pure, and has unwanted substances in it.
The purity of the diamond was compromised by the presence of impurities.
钻石的纯度因杂质的存在而受到影响。