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Contamination vs Impurity - What's the difference?

contamination | impurity |

As nouns the difference between contamination and impurity

is that contamination is the act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates while impurity is the condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

contamination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  • (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  • (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
  • The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

    • impurity

    English

    Noun

    (impurities)
  • The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.
  • A component or additive that renders something else impure.
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  • A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.

    • Synonyms

    * impureness

    Antonyms

    * purity