Purity

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Purity means that something does not contain foreign material or pollutants; the opposite of purity is impurity. The term may also be used to denote the absence of immoral behaviour or qualities (see morality). Other meanings include the following:

• The purity of a precious metal is the extent to which it is pure metal, not alloy; see assay and carat (purity).
• In various religions, certain items are said to lack "purity" or be unclean; see unclean animals and taboo food and drink.
• Purity is the codename for the Black Oil virus in The X-files.
• A "purity test" is a type of informal questionnaire, which often exhibits off-color humor.
• Purity Supermarkets, a brand formerly used for a supermarket chain by Woolworths Limited in Tasmania, Australia.
• Purity Distilling Company, the company responsible for the Boston molasses disaster.
• "Purity" is the name of a song by the band Slipknot on their second, self-titled album.

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• Pure