transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)im-ˈpyu̇r ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin impurus, from in- + purus pure
Date: 15th century
: not pure: as
a. : lewd , unchaste
b. : containing something unclean : foul
impure water
c. : ritually unclean
d. : mixed or impregnated with an extraneous and usually unwanted substance
an impure chemical
• im·pure·ly adverb
• im·pure·ness noun