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countable and uncountable, plural impurities
The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification. examples
A component or additive that renders something else impure. quotations examples
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.
2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly)
A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity. examples