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CHEBI:143130 - impurity
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:143130 |
| ChEBI Name | impurity |
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| Definition | A chemical role played by any unwanted chemical substance inside a confined amount of liquid, gas, or solid, which differs from the chemical composition of the material or compound. For example, an impurity can be an undesired by-product of a chemical reaction or manufacturing process, a drug contaminant, or can be created upon degradation during storage. |
| Last Modified | 16 April 2025 |
| Submitter | Adnan |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| impurity (CHEBI:143130) is a chemical role (CHEBI:51086) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| N-methylparoxetine (CHEBI:94536) has role impurity (CHEBI:143130) |
| 1-methylpyrrolidine (CHEBI:234043) has role impurity (CHEBI:143130) |
| 2,3-dichlorobenzoic acid (CHEBI:166845) has role impurity (CHEBI:143130) |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-4-methylphthalide (CHEBI:68194) has role impurity (CHEBI:143130) |
| ribavirin carboxylic acid (CHEBI:180483) has role impurity (CHEBI:143130) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| impurity | ChEBI |
| contaminant | ChEBI |
| impurities | ChEBI |
| contaminants | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Impurity | Wikipedia |