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Pollutant vs Impurity - What's the difference?

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Pollutant is a related term of impurity.


As nouns the difference between pollutant and impurity

is that pollutant is a foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities while impurity is the condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.

pollutant

English

(wikipedia pollutant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

    • 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