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purifying

DEFINITIONS OF: purifying

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adj freeing from noxious matter

“filtration is a purifying agent”
Synonyms
ablutionary, cleansing
cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
antiseptic
freeing from error or corruption
detergent, detersive
having cleansing power
Antonyms:
adulterant, adulterating
making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials
extraneous, foreign
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
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adj acting like an antiseptic

Synonyms:
cleansing
antiseptic
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms

adj serving to purge or rid of sin

Synonyms:
purgatorial, purging
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