unpurified
/'ʌn'pjuərifaid/
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Definition
Adjective: * Not made pure: Describes a substance, material, or thing that has not undergone a process to remove contaminants, impurities, or unwanted elements. It remains in its original, untreated, or raw state.
Examples
- The laboratory results were compromised because they used unpurified water in the experiment.
- Unpurified metals often contain other elements that can weaken the final product.
- Drinking unpurified water from a stream can be dangerous due to potential bacteria.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe ideas, information, or emotions that are raw, unrefined, or unprocessed.
- His initial manuscript contained many unpurified thoughts that needed careful editing.
Variants and Related Words
- Purify (verb): To make pure; to remove contaminants.
- They used a filter to purify the drinking water.
- Purification (noun): The process of making something pure.
- Water purification is essential for public health.
- Impure (adjective): Not pure; mixed with other substances. (Note: "Impure" directly describes the state of having contaminants, while "unpurified" describes the state of not having been treated to remove them.)
- The impure ore required extensive processing.
Synonyms
- Unrefined
- Untreated
- Raw
- Crude
- Unprocessed
Antonyms
- Purified
- Refined
- Treated
- Processed
- Clean