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Extraneous

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

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Adulterant 84% connected

That which is used to adulterate anything.

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Adulterant 84% connected

That which is used to adulterate anything.

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Adulterating 84% connected

of Adulterate

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Adulterating 84% connected

of Adulterate

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Extrinsic 84% connected

Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.

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Extrinsic 84% connected

Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic.

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External 92% connected

Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body; being without; acting from without; -- opposed to internal; as, the external form or surfac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Foreign 92% connected

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

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Immaterial 92% connected

Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual; disembodied.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Impertinent 92% connected

Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand; having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant; inapplicable.

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Orthogonal 92% connected

Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Outside 92% connected

The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exte…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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