corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
beyond the literal or primary sense; "`hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot'"
fully extended or stretched forth; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand"
the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"
(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
(physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter; "Earth is the most massive of the terrestrial planets"
imposing in size or bulk or solidity; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale"
imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"
being the same substance throughout; "massive silver"