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Adulterating

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Extraneous 84% connected

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous ma…

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Extraneous 84% connected

Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to separate gold from extraneous ma…

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Foreign 84% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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Foreign 84% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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Adulterant 74% connected

That which is used to adulterate anything.

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Adulterant 74% connected

That which is used to adulterate anything.

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Load 74% connected

A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

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Load 74% connected

A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight; as, a heavy load.

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Adulterant 92% connected

That which is used to adulterate anything.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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