Adulterating and Detersive

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Adulterating adjective - Making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials.

Usage example: the adulterating effect of extraneous materials

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Detersive is an antonym for adulterating.

Detersive adjective - Having cleansing power.

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Adulterating is an antonym for detersive.

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