Meanings
noununpureness (usually uncountable, plural unpurenesses)
plural unpurenesses
- countableusuallyThat which is unpure; an impurity.
The unpurenesses caused by oxides such as Ti02, CaO, MgO, Na20 and S02 are not out of limit needed to be obeyed in the ceramic industry.
1994, Lütfi Öveçoğlu, Harun Yaparlar, Türk Seramik Derneǧi, II International Ceramics Congress
Origin
From unpure + -ness or un- + pureness.
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