unpureness

English

Etymology

From unpure +‎ -ness or un- +‎ pureness.

Noun

unpureness (usually uncountable, plural unpurenesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being unpure; impurity.
2. (countable) That which is unpure; an impurity.
   • 1994, Lütfi Öveçoğlu, Harun Yaparlar, Türk Seramik Derneǧi, II International Ceramics Congress:

     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.