1. the quality of being impure. 2. an impure thing, constituent, or element. impurities in the water. 3. electronics. a small quantity of an element added to a pure semiconductor crystal to control its electrical conductivity. See also acceptor (sense 2), donor (sense 5) Collins English Dictionary. More @Wikipedia
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