impurity; foreign matter; contaminant
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impurity; foreign substance; admixture; contaminant
Commonly used in chemistry, metallurgy, and materials science to describe unwanted substances mixed within a pure material or compound.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jīn金
shǔ属
hán含
yǒu有
shǎo少
liàng量
zá杂
zhì质
。
This metal contains a small amount of impurities.
Guò过
lǜ滤
kě可
yǐ以
qù去
chú除
shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
zá杂
zhì质
。
Filtration can remove impurities from water.
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Chún纯
dù度
yuè越
gāo高
，
zá杂
zhì质
yuè越
shǎo少
。
The higher the purity, the fewer the impurities.
Kōng空
qì气
zhōng中
de的
zá杂
zhì质
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
jīng精
mì密
yí仪
qì器
de的
yùn运
xíng行
。
Impurities in the air can affect the operation of precision instruments.