adj, pur*er  pur*est  1  :  unmixed with any other matter < gold>   2  :  free from dust, dirt, or taint < food>   3 a  :  of unmixed ancestry  :  PUREBRED  b  :  homozygous in and breeding true for one or more characters pure*ness n 
 
 
 
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